{"product_id":"mexico-a-concise-illustrated-history-9798881804619","title":"Mexico: A Concise Illustrated History","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): John W. Sherman\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Latin America - Mexico\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis accessible, sweeping survey of Mexican history, from pre-Columbian times to the present, introduces critical political and economic processes that have defined the country.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith ample maps and illustrations, along with historiographical inserts, this book is a guide from the earliest beginnings of a great nation down to the present day. This 2nd edition includes the following changes: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- 2 additional chapters, covering contemporary Mexico in the 21st century\u003cbr\u003e- Fresh and substantial content about the cartels, criminal organizations, and the drug war\u003cbr\u003e- The latest updates on pre-Columbian archaeological discoveries\u003cbr\u003e- 20 new illustrations \u003cbr\u003e- 10 inserts addressing historiography and referencing over 100 scholarly books\u003cbr\u003e- An expanded and updated Suggestions for Further Reading section \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo understand this complex and diverse land is to study the splendor of its pre-Columbian cultures, learn the legacies of a violent conquest, and appreciate the fluorescence of 3 centuries of viceregal Spanish rule. The struggle for independence, war with the United States, French Intervention, Benito Ju�rez, dictatorship under Porfirio D�az, revolutionary upheaval under \"Pancho\" Villa - all are laid out in crystal clear narrative. Nor does this book shirk from addressing the darker side of history. Examining the corruption of 20th-century presidents, security apparatuses, and the PRI party, it explores the roots of present-day cartels and rising patterns of social violence.","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47778889629847,"sku":"9798881804619","price":2947.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798881804619.webp?v=1778031870","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/mexico-a-concise-illustrated-history-9798881804619","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}