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- Myths and [mis] perceptions: changing U.S. elite visions of Mexico
- Book
- 1998
- Published by: El Colegio de México
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This book goes beyond my original intentions. As I became increasingly aware of the evolution or U.S. perceptions and the impact of the ideas on reality, I was also able to reinterpret certain aspects of Mexico's recent history. In this process, I confirmed, adjusted, or put to rest a numbers of myths about Mexico, Mexicans and the role of the culty of uprooting well established beliefs--The author
Table of Contents


- Half Title Page
- p. i
- Series Page
- p. ii
- Title Page
- p. iii
- Dedication
- pp. v-vi
- List of Figures
- pp. ix-xii
- 1. Methods and Objectives
- pp. 1-20
- 5. Presidential Summits
- pp. 47-54
- 6. Four Facets of the Relationship
- pp. 55-70
- 7. The Myth of Mexican Democracy
- pp. 71-84
- 8. Economic Optimism
- pp. 85-90
- 9. The United States in Transition
- pp. 91-106
- 10. Mexico’s Two-Dimensional Foreign Policy
- pp. 107-122
- 12. Reappraising Mexico’s Political System
- pp. 133-144
- 14. Luis Echeverría: Hope, Then Crisis
- pp. 155-172
- 15. José López Portillo: Renewed Hope
- pp. 173-186
- 16. The 1982 Crisis and Its Consequences
- pp. 187-200
- 17. The Technocrats Arrive
- pp. 201-212
- 18. The Death of the Mexican Revolution
- pp. 213-226
- 19. The Reign of Neoliberalism
- pp. 227-246
- Appendix A. Figures
- pp. 263-368
- Appendix B. Methodology and Code Manual
- pp. 369-380
- Appendix C. Author Interviews
- pp. 381-384
- Bibliography
- pp. 387-412
- About the Author
- pp. 425-426
- Series Page
- pp. 427-429
Additional Information
ISBN
9786076288429
Related ISBN(s)
9781878367365
MARC Record
OCLC
1151240940
Launched on MUSE
2020-05-04
Language
Spanish
Open Access
Yes
Creative Commons
CC-BY-NC-ND