A Concise History of Mexico

This concise history looks at Mexico from political, economic, and cultural perspectives, portraying Mexico's struggle to break out of the colonial past and assert its viability as a sovereign state in a competitive world. In this third edition, Hamnett adds new material on Mexico's regional and international roles as they have emerged in the twenty-first century, including membership of supra-national organizations (including and moving beyond NAFTA), the Mexican drug war between government officials and gangs, and the immigration and border crises within the United States. He also discusses Mexico's relationship to the outside world, particularly its efforts to broaden the range of political and commercial associations, especially with European countries, the rest of Latin America, and the Pacific Rim through trade agreements with supra-national organizations.

ISBN-13: 9781316626610

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Publication Date: 01-31-2019

Pages: 570

Product Dimensions: 5.39(w) x 8.46(h) x 1.26(d)

Series: Cambridge Concise Histories

Brian R. Hamnett is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of History at the University of Essex. He has traveled and researched widely in Latin America, and in Spain and Portugal. His most recent book is The End of Iberian Rule on the American Continent, 1770–1830 (Cambridge, forthcoming).

Table of Contents

1. Mexico in perspective; 2. The pre-Columbian era; 3. The European incursion, 1519–1620; 4. New Spain, 1620–1770: Spanish colonialism and American society; 5. Destabilization and fragmentation, 1770–1867; 6. Reconstruction, 1867–1940; 7. The monopoly party, 1940–2000; 8. Cultural developments since independence; 9. The changing face of the Republic; 10. Mexico in the world: international relations, 2000–2016; Final remarks; Bibliography; Index.