The Mexico Reader Joseph and Henderson

THE MEXICO READER

History, Culture, Politics

Gilbert M. Joseph and Timothy J. Henderson, editors

Second Edition, Revised and Updated

August 832 pages, 93 illustrations paper, 978-1-4780-1836-0 $31.95tr/£23.99 cloth, 978-1-4780-1573-4 $124.95/£99.00

Gilbert M. Joseph is Farnam Professor Emeritus of History and International Studies at Yale University and author, coauthor, and editor of many books, including Mexico’s Once and Future Revolution: Social Upheaval and the Challenge of Rule since the Late Nineteenth Century, also published by Duke University Press.

Timothy J. Henderson was a Distinguished Research Professor of History at Auburn University at Montgomery before retiring in 2021. He is the author of several books on Mexican history.

The Mexico Reader

History, Culture, Politics GILBERT M. JOSEPH and TIMOTHY J. HENDERSON, editors

Second Edition, revised and updated

The Mexico Reader is a vivid and comprehensive guide to muchos Méxicos— the many varied histories and cultures of Mexico. Unparalleled in scope, it covers pre-Columbian times to the present, from the extraordinary power and influence of the Roman Catholic Church to Mexico’s uneven postrevolutionary modernization, from chronic economic and political instability to its rich cultural heritage. Bringing together over eighty selections that include poetry, folklore, photoessays, songs, political cartoons, memoirs, journalism, and scholarly writing, this volume highlights the voices of everyday Mexicans—indigenous peoples, artists, soldiers, priests, peasants, and workers. It also includes pieces by politicians and foreign diplomats, literary giants Octavio Paz, Gloria Anzaldúa, and Carlos Fuentes, and pieces about and by revolutionary leaders Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata. This revised and updated edition features new selections that address twenty-first century developments, including the rise of narcopolitics, the economic and personal costs of the United States’ mass deportation programs, the political activism of indigenous healers and manufacturing workers, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Mexico Reader is an essential resource for travelers, students, and experts alike.

THE LATIN AMERICA READERS A series edited by Robin Kirk and Orin Starn

PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION

“There is an impressive, even passionate, commitment to excavating the embedded cultural, political, and economic reference points that arguably constitute something called a Mexican nationalist imaginary. At the same time, the editors have methodologically sought out the contradictions of that imaginary, offering both official, and many unofficial, voices. The result simultaneously exposes and subverts the nation’s foundational fictions.”—ERIC ZOLOV, Hispanic American Historical Review

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