| Description |
xx, 780 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 745-748) and index. |
| Contents |
Definitions : Rice -- In the beginning -- Realpolitik and dreams -- An imperfect likeness -- The shaman's apprentice -- The god of bread and the god of corn -- The Mesoamerican origins of generosity -- The envious origins of generosity -- The chosen people -- The fate of independents -- The conception of the Aztec -- His royal highness -- Centripetal forces -- The defeat of Auguste Comte -- Revolutionary dreams -- The spirits of Madero -- The land of Zapata -- Villa's angels -- Carranza, Obregon, Calles, and the constitution -- The dream of a word -- Totalitarian threads -- The werejaguar -- Diego Rivera's dogs -- The nationality of the rose -- Once there was a circle -- Real magic -- The reinforcement of the worst -- Indio, Lepero, Pelado, Naco : four stages of race and class -- A savage bite -- A dearth of beginners -- Maquiladora nation -- Where the future falls -- The science of dismal prospects -- Alternations -- Doctors -- The ninth Mexican -- The book of predictions. |
| Note |
"Parts of this book appeared in a different form in Harper's magazine, the New York Times, and the Nation" -- t.p. verso. |
| Subject |
Mexico -- Civilization.
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| ISBN |
0393327671 (pbk.) |
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9780393327670 (pbk.) |
| Standard No. |
YDXCP 2226559 |
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