Culture and Customs of Mexico (Culture and Customs of Latin America and the Caribbean)

Mexico, with some 90 million people, holds a special place in Latin America. It is a large, complex hybrid, a bridge between North and South America, between the ancient and the modern, and between the developed and the developing worlds. Mexico's importance to the United States cannot be overstated. The two countries share historical, economic, and cultural bonds that continue to evolve. This book offers students and general readers a deeper understanding of Mexico's dynamism: its wealth of history, institutions, religion, cultural output, leisure, and social customs.

History

Standish, Peter

Bell, Steven M.

Americas

Greenwood

Mexico comprises 32 diverse states, and this reference is the first to succinctly profile each. Each chapter devoted to one of the states provides a contemporary snapshot of the most important information to know about the state, with essay sections on its characteristics, flora and fauna, cultural groups and languages, history, economy, social customs, arts, noteworthy places, and cuisine with representative recipes. Familiar and noteworthy names in Mexican culture are highlighted in the applicable sections. The format is perfect for students studying Spanish and travelers and general readers wanting a different angle from that provided in guidebooks and more authoritativeness than they can offer. Readers learn about the pulsing metropolis of Mexico City to the jungle isolation found in the Yucatan Peninsula.
Considering the huge political, social, and economic focus on Mexico and the number of Mexican immigrants in the United Status today, Americans need to know more about Mexico and the homeland of these new immigrants. Make this one of the sources you recommend to your patrons to get a quick yet substantial feel for the states and their people. A map and photo accompany each chapter, and the volume contains a chronology, glossary, and selected bibliography.

The States of Mexico: A Reference Guide to History and Culture

This book offers a deeper understanding of Mexico's history, institutions, religion, cultural output, leisure, and social customs.|Mexico, with some 90 million people, holds a special place in Latin America. It is a large, complex hybrid, a bridge between North and South America, between the ancient and the modern, and between the developed and the developing worlds. Mexico's importance to the United States cannot be overstated. The two countries share historical, economic, and cultural bonds that continue to evolve. This book offers students and general readers a deeper understanding of Mexico's dynamism: its wealth of history, institutions, religion, cultural output, leisure, and social customs.

Carlos Fuentes: Aura

Literature & Fiction

British & Irish

University of Durham

This text recounts the varied literary achievements of one of Latin America's most acclaimed and prolific 20th-century writers. Structuring his assessment around metaphors drawn from boxing, the author considers Cortazar's plays, stories, novels, political essays and poetry.

Understanding Julio Cortázar (Understanding Modern European and Latin American Literature)

History & Criticism

University of South Carolina Press

This Companion volume traces the evolution of the major creative aspects of Mexican culture from pre-Columbian times to the present. Dealing in turn with the cultures of Mesoamerica, the colonial period, the onset of independence and the modern era, the author explores Aztec arts, the role of the performing arts in the process of evangelisation, manifestations of cultural dependence, of the search for national identity, and the struggle for modernity, drawing examples from such diverse activities as architecture, painting, music, dance, literature, film and media. There is also a brief account of the distinctive characteristics of Mexican Spanish. Maps, a chronology, a bibliographical essay and a lengthy bibliography round off this comprehensive guide, making it an indispensable research tool for those seriously interested in Mexican culture. Peter Standish is Professor of Spanish at one of the divisions of the University of North Carolina system.

A Companion to Mexican Studies (Monografías A) (Volume 230)

Arts & Photography

Tamesis Books

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Culture and Customs of Mexico (Culture and Customs of Latin America and the Caribbean)

The States of Mexico: A Reference Guide to History and Culture

Culture and Customs of Mexico (Culture and Customs of Latin America and the Caribbean)

Carlos Fuentes: Aura

Understanding Julio Cortázar (Understanding Modern European and Latin American Literature)

A Companion to Mexican Studies (Monografías A) (Volume 230)