Philip Russell

The Essential History of Mexico

From Pre-Conquest to Present

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The History of Mexico: From Pre-Conquest to Present traces the last 500 years of Mexican history, from the indigenous empires that were devastated by the Spanish conquest through the election of 2006 and its aftermath. The book offers a straightforward chronological survey of Mexican history from the pre-colonial times to the present, and includes a glossary as well as numerous tables and images for comprehensive study. The Essential History of Mexico takes the complete text of the full first edition and pares it down for the student, with helpful pedagogy added for contextualization and support. The companion website provides many useful student tools including multiple choice questions, extra book chapters, and links to online resources, as well as digital copies of the maps from the book

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 460
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. August 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 812g
• ISBN-13: 9780415842785
• ISBN-10: 0415842786
• Artikelnr.: 42768519

Autorenporträt

Phillip Russell is an independent historian from Austin, Texas, and the author of Mexico under Salinas.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures and Tables
Preface
Section I: The First Three Millennia
Chapter 1: Mesoamerica
Chapter 2: The Conquest of Mexico, 1519-1521
Chapter 3: Three Centuries of Colonial Rule, 1521-1810
Chapter 4: Colonial Society
Chapter 5: From Corn to Capitalism, 1521-1810
Section II: The Nineteenth Century, 1810-1909
Chapter 6: The End of Spanish Rule, 1810-1821
Chapter 7: Nationhood, 1821-1855
Chapter 8: Shifting Boundaries
Chapter 9: Juárez and Díaz, 1855-1909
Section III: The Early Twentieth Century, 1910-1940
Chapter 10: The Mexican Revolution, 1910-1916
Chapter 11: Institutionalizing the New Regime, 1917-1940
Section IV: The Late Twentieth Century, 1941-2000
Chapter 12: After Cárdenas, 1940-1970
Chapter 13: Politics in Times of Crisis, 1971-2000
Chapter 14: Plunging Back into the International Market, 1971-2000
Section V: The Twenty-First Century
Chapter 15: Twenty-First Century Mexico
Index