The life and times of Mexico

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Main Author: Shorris, Earl, 1936-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton, c2004.
Edition:1st ed.
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245 1 4 |a The life and times of Mexico /  |c Earl Shorris. 
250 |a 1st ed. 
260 |a New York :  |b W.W. Norton,  |c c2004. 
300 |a xx, 780 p., [32] p. of plates :  |b ill. ;  |c 24 cm. 
500 |a Includes index. 
505 0 |a 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 August 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. 
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