The Course of Mexican History
by Meyer, Michael C.; Sherman, William L.; Deeds, Susan M.Edition: 8th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-12-07
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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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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