In the Shadow of the Giant: The Americanization of Modern Mexico

Contents

vii Contents Preface ix Introduction The United States of Mexico 1 PA R T I 1 A Chicano Comes to the Big Enchilada: Mexico City, 1984–1987 19 2 Not Such Distant Neighbors: Mexico in the Era of Vicente Fox 38 3 Looking Northward 63 PA R T I I 4 NAFTA: The Double-Edged Sword of Free Trade 87 5 The New Breed of Mexican Businessmen 103 6 The Modern Mexican News Media 118 PA R T I I I 7 The Mexican Dream 135 8 The Gringo Riviera 151 9 The Umbilical Cord of Remittances 165 10 The Southernmost City in Texas: Monterrey, Nuevo León 183 Prelims.qxd 11/27/08 2:13 PM Page vii PA R T I V 11 Made-in-the-U.S.A. Diseases 205 12 The Evangelical Challenge 220 Conclusion An Invaded Country 235 Acknowledgments 245 Notes 247 Selected Bibliography 261 Index 265 viii contents Prelims.qxd 11/27/08 2:13 PM Page viii ...