Mexico and the United States: Ambivalent Vistas
- ISBN-10
- 0820325953
- ISBN-13
- 9780820325958
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 296
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Author
- William Dirk Raat
Description
NAFTA, the collapse of the peso, the Zapatista rebellion in Chiapas, and heightened attention to illegal immigration and the drug trade are just some of the recent issues that are newly interpreted in this updated survey of U.S.-Mexican relations. Ranging from the precontact colonial eras of each country to the present-day administrations of Vicente Fox and George W. Bush, W. Dirk Raat's coverage focuses on the economic, cultural, and political trends and events that have regarded each other over the centuries. Raat pays special attention to the factors that have subordinated Mexico not only to "the Colossus of the North" but to many other players in the global market. He also offers a unique look at the cultural dynamics of Gran Chichimeca or Mexamerica, the borderlands where the two countries share a common history.
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