Fuentes's bold and timely study discusses the origins and nature of the tumultuous events that have recently transformed Mexican politics and society. The rebellion in Chiapas, a rash of assassinations, the break between Presidents Salinas and Zedillo, the continual struggle for democratic self-rule: These and other developments are addressed by one of Mexico's wisest, most influential commentators.
A New Time for Mexico Translated from the Spanish by Marina Gutman Castaneda and the Author
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"No one who is interested in Mexico, its past and its future, can afford to miss this brilliant book."—Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.Table of Contents
Preface to the Paperback Edition
1 : MEXICO: The Face of Creation
2 : ON MEXICAN TIME: Kierkegaard in the Pink Zone
3 : INDIAN MEXICO: A Trip to the Center of the Origin
4 : REVOLUTIONARY MEXICO: History Out of Chaos
S : AGRARIAN MEXICO: The Death of Ruben Jaramillo
6 : THE MEXICAN POLITICAL SYSTEM:
Seeds and Ruins
7 : THE YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY:
A Diary of 1994
8 : HAPPY NEW YEAR: A Lament for 1995
9 : SO FAR FROM GOD: Mexico and the United States
I0 : RETURN TO ROOTS: Home in Veracruz
II : MY SPANISH HERITAGE
12 : CONCLUSION AND CODA: Mexican Tempi
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