The Mexicans
A Personal Portrait of a People
On Sale: 03/05/2002
The Mexicans
A Personal Portrait of a People
On Sale: 03/05/2002
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About the Book
The Mexicans is a multifaceted portrait of the complex, increasingly turbulent neighbor to our south. It is the story of a country in crisis -- poverty, class tensions, political corruption -- as told through stories of individuals.
From Augustín, an honest cop, we learn that many in the Mexican police force use torture as their number-one-crime-solving technique; from Julio Scherer Garcia, a leading newspaper editor, we learn how kidnapping and intimidating phone calls stifle people despite his meager income; we hear from a homosexual teacher wary of bigotry in a land of machismo; and many others.
Moving from Mexico City discos to remote Indian towns, Patrick Oster tells of Mexicans whose lives reveal something vital about Mexico, and in doing so, helps to understand why many decide to risk their lives in order to have the opportunity to live in the United States.
Critical Praise
“This revealing report points up the many endemic or hidden problems in modern Mexico.” — Publishers Weekly
“The Mexicans makes very good reading…Oster’s clean, simple storytelling is perfect for the subject. ” — Dallas Morning News
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Product Details
- ISBN: 9780060011307
- ISBN 10: 0060011300
- Imprint: Harper Perennial
- On Sale: 03/05/2002
- Pages: 352
- List Price:19.99 CAD
- BISAC1 : SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
- BISAC2 : SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory
- BISAC3 : SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
- BISAC4 : SOCIAL SCIENCE / Essays
- BISAC5 : HISTORY / Social History
- BISAC6 : HISTORY / Latin America / Mexico
