The life and times of Mexico / Earl Shorris.

Author/creator Shorris, Earl
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : W.W. Norton, ©2004.
Descriptionxx, 780 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Contents Definitions : Rice -- In the beginning -- Realpolitik and dreams -- An imperfect likeness -- The shaman's apprentice -- The god of bread and the god of corn -- The Mesoamerican origins of generosity -- The envious origins of generosity -- The chosen people -- The fate of independents -- The conception of the Aztec -- His royal highness -- Centripetal forces -- The defeat of August Comte -- Revolutionary dreams -- The spirits of Madero -- The land of Zapata -- Villa's angels -- Carranza, Obregon, Calles, and the constitution -- The dream of a word -- Totalitarian threads -- The werejaguar -- Diego Rivera's dogs -- The nationality of the rose -- Once there was a circle -- Real magic -- The reinforcement of the worst -- Indio, Lepero, Pelado, Naco : four stages of race and class -- A savage bite -- A dearth of beginners -- Maquiladora nation -- Where the future falls -- The science of dismal prospects -- Alternations -- Doctors -- The ninth Mexican -- The book of predictions.
General noteIncludes index.
LCCN 2004009873
ISBN039305926X (hardcover)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks F1210 .S543 2004 ✔ Available Place Hold