Short description A Companion to Mexican History and Culture features 40 carefully chosen essays that focus on new approaches to Mexican history. Essays by a variety of international scholars serve to broaden accounts of the Mexican experience through the incorporation of ethnic, gender, environmental, and cultural studies. The readings in the Companion reflect the important new trends in the study of history that have led to a more sensitive narrative and revealing portrait of Mexico's dramatic and complex past and rich cultural traditions.
From the contents Introduction: The Dimensions of the Mexican Experience
Part I: The Mexican Experience
Part II: The Indigenous World Before the Europeans
Part III: The Silver Heart of the Spanish Empire: Colonial Experiences
Part IV: Two Centuries of Independence: The Republican Century
Part V: Two Centuries of Independence: The Revolutionary Century
