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9780742537453

Adventures into Mexico American Tourism beyond the Border

by Bloom, Nicholas Dagen
  • ISBN13:

    9780742537453

  • ISBN10:

    0742537455

  • eBook ISBN(s):

    9780742569423

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-05-09
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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Summary

Moving beyond the tequila-soaked clichs of Mexican tourism, this multifaceted book explores the influence and experiences of Americans in Mexico since World War II. The authors trace Mexico's growing role as an important refuge for Americans seeking not only sun and fun but an alternative cultural and social model. Delving into the rich and varied worlds of political exiles, students, art dealers, retiree/artist colonies, and tourist zones, this work illustrates why large numbers of Americans have been irresistibly drawn to Mexico. Specialists in literature, anthropology, history, and geography bring their unique perspectives to the stories of these migrants, offering a fascinating interpretation to all those interested in modern Mexican history, border studies, tourism, and retirement in Mexico.

Author Biography

Nicholas Dagen Bloom is assistant professor of American history at the New York Institute of Technology

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii
Introduction 1(12)
Part I: Short Visits
``A Drink between Friends: Mexican and American Pleasure Seekers in 1940s Mexico City''
13(22)
Dina Berger
``Resort to Exile: Willard Motley's Writings on Postwar U.S. Tourism in Mexico''
35(23)
Rebecca M. Schreiber
``Gringolandia: Cancun and the American Tourist''
58(19)
Rebecca Torres
Janet Henshall Momsen
Part II: Cultural Adventures
``The Beat Trail to Mexico,'' from American and British Writers in Mexico, 1556--1973
77(11)
Drewey Wayne Gunn
``Dangerous Journeys: Mexico City College Students and the Mexican Landscape, 1954--1962''
88(28)
Richard W. Wilkie
``American Merchants and Mexican Folk Art: The Buying and Selling of Oaxacan Wood Carvings''
116(25)
Michael Chibnik
Part III: Colonies
``Bridging the Cultural Gap,'' from A Gathering of Fugitives
141(26)
Diana Anhalt
``The Lake Chapala Riviera: The Evolution of a Not So American Foreign Community''
167(24)
David Truly
``To Be Served and Loved: The American Sense of Place in San Miguel de Allende''
191(28)
Nicholas Dagen Bloom
Further Reading 219(4)
Index 223(6)
About the Contributors 229

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