
The Mexicans
A Sense Of Culture
Floyd Merrell(Author)
Westview Press Inc
1st Edition
Published on 7. February 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-8133-4044-9 (ISBN)
Description
This historical overview of Mexico explores at every opportunity what it is that makes contemporary Mexico the fascinating and vibrant melange of cultures that it is. Embracing an exuberant array of ethnic diversity,including Amerindian, African-American, and European cultures,Mexico is emblematic of much of the clash and combination of cultures that characterizes virtually all of Latin America, from the earliest European conquest and colonization to the present day, The Mexicans: A Sense of Culture captures and reveals the intriguing complexities of daily life in Mexico, from its artistic pursuits to its political and economic patterns.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
424 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8133-4044-9 (9780813340449)
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Person
Floyd Merrell is professor of Latin American literature and culture, and semiotic theory, in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Purdue University. He is Visiting Professor at the Pontificia Universidade de Sao Paulo and the Universidade Federal da Bahia (Brazil). His many books include Sobre Las Culturas y Civilizaciones Latinoamericanas (On Latin American Cultures and Civilizations).
Content
Introduction: Learning Language, Knowing Culture 1. Getting It, Between Cultures 2. The Importance of Mexico's Past 3. This New World, Spanish Style 4. Conquest and Colony 5. Cultural Hybridity Emerging 6. Making Today's Mexico: Criollos, Independence, and Caudillos 7. The Mexican Mind: An Interlude 8. Making Today's Mexico: The Nineteenth Century and the Mexican Revolution 9. Problems that Wouldn't Go Away 10. Particular Mexican Ways 11. Making Today's Mexico: Or, How and Why are there Two Mexicos? 12. Along the Political Roller Coaster 13. And Now: Pre-Postmodern Mexico? 14. Flying High or Primed for a Fall?