The Mexico City Reader

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The Mexico City Reader            Series Editor:    americas@uwpress.wisc.edu ■ Advisory Board: Homero Aridjis Ariel Dorfman Rosario Ferré Jean Franco Alvaro Mutis Mirta Ojito Luis J. Rodriguez Margaret Sayers Peden Bob Shacochis Doug Unger The University of Wisconsin Press The Mexico City Reader Edited by Rubén Gallo Translated by Lorna Scott Fox and Rubén Gallo                              The University of Wisconsin Press 1930 Monroe Street, 3rd Floor Madison, Wisconsin 53711-2059 uwpress.wisc.edu 3 Henrietta Street London WC2E 8LU, England eurospanbookstore.com Copyright © 2004 The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any format or by any means, digital, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or conveyed via the Internet or a Web site without written permission of the University of Wisconsin Press, except in the case of brief quotations embedded in critical articles and reviews. Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The Mexico City reader / edited by Rubén Gallo; translated by Lorna Scott Fox and Rubén Gallo. p. cm. — (The Americas) Includes bibliographical references and indexes. ISBN 0-299-19710-7 (hardcover: alk. paper) ISBN 0-299-19714-X (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Mexico City (Mexico)—Description and travel. 2. Mexico City (Mexico)—Social life and customs—20th century. I. Gallo, Rubén. II. Fox, Lorna Scott. III. Title. IV. Series. F1386 .M654 2004 917.2´530482—dc22 2004016474 ISBN 978-0-299-19714-8 (pbk.: alk. paper) In memory of T    M          (1921–2003) ...