A Travellers History Of Mexico
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| Author | : Kenneth Pearce |
| Publisher | : Interlink Books |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2003-11-01 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 9781566565233 |
A Traveller’s History of Mexico offers a complete and expert history of the country from the earliest times right through to the present. It will be welcomed by all those who visit Mexico to see its stunning Aztec and other pre-conquest remains as well as by students studying the Spanish conquest and its effects.Kenneth Pearce begins with life before the major civilizations of the area took hold then shows the growth of the first elite groups of the Olmecs and Mayans; their culture was finally subsumed into the mighty Aztec Empire which, in its turn, was tragically ended by the arrival of Cortes and might of Spain. The crushing burden of colonial rule driven by greed and oppression leads to further unrest for many centuries. The nineteenth-century War of Independence finally leads to the founding of the Mexican Republic. The author ends his survey with a portrait of the country facing the new millennium with a rising population and problems with drugs and corruption. This is a rich and colorful story of a nation full of life and vigor with a many-layered cultural heritage. Illustrated with maps and line drawings, this handy paperback is fully indexed with a chronology of major events and a gazetteer cross-referenced to the main text.
| Author | : Michael E. Burke |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 192 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
This historical guide traces the peasant days of the Olmecs to the late 20th century and describes events of the past which have left an indelible mark on the politics, economy, culture, spirit and growth of this country and its people. The in-depth research will be of interest to young scholars as well as a handy guide for travellers.
| Author | : Daniel Cosío Villegas |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 172 |
| Release | : 1975 |
| Genre | : Mexico |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Jane Hanley |
| Publisher | : Vanderbilt University Press |
| Total Pages | : 305 |
| Release | : 2021-09-15 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 082650213X |
The long history of transatlantic movement in the Spanish-speaking world has had a significant impact on present-day concepts of Mexico and the implications of representing Mexico and Latin America more generally in Spain, Europe, and throughout the world. In addition to analyzing texts that have received little to no critical attention, this book examines the connections between contemporary travel, including the local dynamics of encounters and the global circulation of information, and the significant influence of the history of exchange between Spain and Mexico in the construction of existing ideas of place. To frame the analysis of contemporary travel writing, author Jane Hanley examines key moments in the history of Mexican-Spanish relations, including the origins of narratives regarding Spaniards' sense of Mexico's similarity to and difference from Spain. This history underpins the discussion of the role of Spanish travelers in their encounters with Mexican peoples and places and their reflection on their own role as communicators of cultural meaning and participants in the tourist economy with its impact—both negative and positive—on places.
| Author | : Magali M. Carrera |
| Publisher | : Duke University Press |
| Total Pages | : 350 |
| Release | : 2011-06-03 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 0822349914 |
How colonial mapping traditions were combined with practices of nineteenth-century visual culture in the first maps of independent Mexico, particularly in those created by the respected cartographer Antonio Garc&ía Cubas.
| Author | : Tony Burton |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 201 |
| Release | : 2001-01-01 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 9781893518018 |
In western Mexico, far from the biggest resorts, Burton has discovered a region that has retained the ancient culture and traditions, the Mexico behind the mask. This guide includes suggestions for day trips and longer overnight routes, all within three hours driving time of Guadalajara, Chapala or Ajijic.
| Author | : Lawrence J. Taylor |
| Publisher | : University of Arizona Press |
| Total Pages | : 210 |
| Release | : 1997-08 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780816517251 |
Lawrence J. Taylor and Maeve Hickey explore the road between Tucson, Arizona and Nogales, Mexico talking to street urchins, mariachi bands, ranchers, cowboys, and waitresses about life along the road.
| Author | : Peter Standish |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
| Total Pages | : 755 |
| Release | : 2009-03-20 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
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.
| Author | : Judith Cooper Haden |
| Publisher | : Artisan Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 176 |
| Release | : 2002-06-15 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
Explores the culture and customs of the Mexican region of Oaxaca.
| Author | : Jeffrey M. Pilcher |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 311 |
| Release | : 2017-02-14 |
| Genre | : Cooking |
| ISBN | : 0190655771 |
"In Planet Taco, Jeffrey Pilcher traces the historical origins and evolution of Mexico's national cuisine, explores its incarnation as a Mexican American fast-food, shows how surfers became global pioneers of Mexican food, and how Corona beer conquered the world. Pilcher is particularly enlightening on what the history of Mexican food reveals about the uneasy relationship between globalization and authenticity. The burritos and taco shells that many people think of as Mexican were actually created in the United States. But Pilcher argues that the contemporary struggle between globalization and national sovereignty to determine the authenticity of Mexican food goes back hundreds of years. During the nineteenth century, Mexicans searching for a national cuisine were torn between nostalgic "Creole" Hispanic dishes of the past and French haute cuisine, the global food of the day. Indigenous foods were scorned as unfit for civilized tables. Only when Mexican American dishes were appropriated by the fast food industry and carried around the world did Mexican elites rediscover the foods of the ancient Maya and Aztecs and embrace the indigenous roots of their national cuisine"--
