Series of 12 essays on Mexican culture, history, and politics, originally published as Nuevo tiempo mexicano (1994).
Contents
Mexico: the face of creation -- On Mexican time: Kierkegaard in the pink zone -- Indian Mexico: a trip to the center of the origin -- Revolutionary Mexico: the death of Ruben Jaramillo -- The Mexican political system: seeds and ruins -- The year of living dangerously: a diary of 1994 -- Happy new year: a lament for 1995 -- So far from God: Mexico and the United States -- Return to roots: home from Veracruz -- My Spanish heritage -- Conclusion and coda: Mexican Tempi.
