Beginnings of contemporary Mexico

"Isabela Huffman is a precocious 8 1/2-year-old girl who can't seem to keep herself out of trouble on a visit to Guanajuato, Mexico, with her mother. She wants to be the president when she grows up. Or a ballerina. Or the president and a ballerina. She's dramatic. She sings on the bus, screams like a baby after putting chile powder on her fresh mango and convinces her mom to buy five pair of new shoes for a big family. No matter how many times her mom asks her to just sit down like a normal little girl, she just can't help getting up to take more pictures of her adventures. When will Isabela...

"Important contribution for understanding the crucial transitional regime of Manuel Avila Camacho (1940-46). Series of detailed essays explores Mexico's public policy during the period, particularly its international linkages to and role in hemispheric defense. Also examines development of important labor movements and the composition of corporatist interest groups. Includes an imaginative interpretation of cultural contributions by Carlos Monsiváis"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

An excellent analysis of the nature and scope of Mexican social assistance programs, recent systemic changes, political implications and future considerations.

Los años noventa son recordados por sus promesas: el fin de la luchas ideológicas, la supuesta entrada de México al prestigioso club del primer mundo, la llegada de un régimen global, democrático y multicultural. Sergio González Rodríguez, célebre por analizar la violencia que se desató en nuestro país tras la ruptura de cada una de estas ilusiones, nos ofrece en este libro la memoria franca y personalísima de esos días que sellaron un milenio--Page 4 of cover.