The Course of Mexican History

by Meyer, Michael C.; Sherman, William L.; Deeds, Susan M.

• ISBN13: 9780195178364
• ISBN10: 019517836X
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-12-07
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Mexico's political, social, and economic landscapes have shifted in very striking ways in recent years, and the country now moves cautiously into the twenty-first century. The Course of Mexican History has been updated and revised to address these remarkable transformations. This eighth edition offers a completely up-to-date, lively, and engaging survey from pre-Columbian times to the present. For this new edition, the authors have streamlined the text, making it more concise and readable without diluting its broad scope. The book now features an updated section evaluating the presidency of Vicente Fox from 2000 to 2006 and a sixteen-page color insert that vividly illustrates the links between Mexico's history and arts. It also includes 200 photos and drawings, thirteen maps for ease of reference, and an appendix listing all Mexican heads of state, from Tenoch through Fox. The leading textbook in its field, The Course of Mexican History is indispensable for students of Mexican history, politics, economics, and culture.

Table of Contents

Maps and Charts

Preface

Pre-Columbian Mexico

The First Mexicans

Mexico's Golden Age: The Classic Period

Times of Trouble: Post-Classic Mexico

The Rise of the Aztecs

Aztec Society and Culture

The Spanish Conquerors

The Spanish Invasion

The Fall of Tenochtitlan

The Settlement of New Spain

The Colony of New Spain

The Imperial System Entrenched

The Colonial Economy

The Colonial Church

Colonial Society: Race and Social Status

Culture and Daily Life in New Spain

Reform and Reaction: The Move to Independence

The Bourbons Restructure New Spain

Society and Stress in the Late Colonial Period

The Wars for Independence

The First Mexican Empire

The Trials of Nationhood, 1824-55

The Early Mexican Repulic, 1824-33

Santa Anna and the Centralized State

The Loss of Texas and the War with the United States

Society and Culture in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century

Liberals and Conservatives Search for Something Better, 1855-76

From Ayutla to the Reform

The French Intervention

The Restored Republic, 1867-76: Nascent Modernization

Society and Culture in the Middle of the Nineteenth Century

The Modernization of Mexico, 1876-1910

The Making of the Porfiriato

The Process of Modernization

The Costs of Modernization

Society and Culture during the Porfiriato

The Revolution: The Military Phase, 1910-20

The Liberal Indictment

The Overthrow of Diaz

Madero and the Failure of Democracy

Huerta and the Failure of Dictatorship

The Illusory Quest for a Better Way

Society and Culture during the Age of Violence

The Revolution: The Constructive Phase, 1920-40

Alvaro Obregon Cautiously Implements the Constitution

Mexico under Plutarco Calles, 1924-34

Cardenas Carries the Revolution to the Left

Society and Culture from Obregon to Cardenas

The Revolution Shifts Gears and Runs Out of Gas: Mexico since 1940

From Revolution to Evolution, 1940-46

The Institutionalized Revolution, 1946-58

Adolfo Lopez Mateos: The Lull before the Storm, 1958-64

Sparks, Fire, and Smoldering, 1964-76

The Tensions of Development and Democratization, 1976-1988

Mexico Since 1988: The Post-Revolutionary Era

Society and Culture since World War II

Appendix: Mexican Heads of State

Sources of Illustrations

Index

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