This narrative history of Mexico through 1998 will help readers understand thelively and sometimes turbulent history of Mexico. Surveying Mexico from thearrival... » 

This narrative history of Mexico through 1998 will help readers understand thelively and sometimes turbulent history of Mexico. Surveying Mexico from thearrival of the first humans in the Western Hemisphere to current issues at theturn of the new century this work dispels many of the stereotypes aboutMexico its history and its people. The sweep of the narrative transports thereader from Mexicos great cultural past to current issues such as the war ondrugs participation in the North American Free Trade Agreement and the searchfor political stability as it enters the 21st century. «