Viva Mexico! Border sharer. Major trade partner. Exporter of culture and citizens. Tourist destination. Mexico has always been of the utmost significance to the United States, with the shared 2,000-mile border, historical ties in mutual territory, and history of Mexican labor coming north and American tourists heading south. Fresh, current information on Mexico, the North American hotspot and gateway to Latin America, is always in demand by students and general readers and travelers. This is the best ready-reference on the crucial topics that define Mexico today. More than 200 essay entries provide quick, authoritative insight into the Mexican politics and government, society, institutions, events, culture, economy, people, issues, environment, and states and places.
Written mostly by Mexicans and Mexican Americans, this set gives an accurate and wide view of the United States's dynamic southern neighbor. Each entry has further reading suggestions; a chronology, selected bibliography, and photographs complement the text.
About the Author: Alex M. Saragoza is associate professor in the Chicanos Studies Program at the University of California, Berkeley, CA, and has written frequently on Mexico in books and essays.
Ana Paula Ambrosi is an independent scholar with a background in political analysis and communications for the Mexican president as well as migration and health issues concerning Mexicans coming to the United States.
Silvia D. Zárate is an independent scholar specializing in art history and the arts in Mexico.
