The Course of Mexican History by Michael C Meyer
Mexico's political, social, and economic landscapes have shifted in very striking ways in recent years and the country now moves cautiously forward in the twenty-first century. Revised to address these remarkable transformations, The Course of Mexican History, now in its tenth edition, offers a completely up-to-date, lively, and engaging survey from the pre-Columbian times to the present. The leading textbook in its field, The Course of Mexican History, Tenth Edition, is indispensable for students of Mexican history, politics, economics, and culture.
"The current edition is impressive not only for its vast scope and attention to detail but also for its thematic coherence, all the while being a pleasure to readIt succeeds admirably as a comprehensive survey history. That the narrative follows the chronology of Mexico's political history and yet the book also manages to provide decent coverage of socioeconomic, gender, and cultural histories even while keeping up to date with the scholarly literature. It would thus work well for introductory and upper-level classes. The organization of the book is excellent, too." --Richard Conway, Montclair State University "[The Course of Mexican History] is simply fantastic. I have no major criticisms. Strengths: brilliantly written and impeccably edited, with lucid analysis and carefully edited use of supporting factual detail. Meyer's conclusions are judicious and nuanced; never simplistic. The prose is lyrical, crisp and spiced with fascinating anecdotes: this book will keep undergraduates attention, and never bore them!" --Daniel J. Greenberg, Pace University "I believe that MSD remains the best one-volume survey on Mexico. It's not unduly long, and even more importantly, it's extremely clear and well-written. Furthermore, the book doesn't overwhelm students by throwing out vast amounts of names, dates, events, regions, etc. clear, jargon-free writing is the best feature of the textbook. It allows anyone who puts in an honest effort to capture the richness of Mexico's past." --Pedro Santoni, CSU, San Bernadino "It is pretty impressive. It covers all the essential material of more than five centuries in less than six hundred pages. It has interesting illustrations throughout and some compelling snippets of Mexican writing. We really do see the "course" of Mexico's remarkable story...The writing is quite good. Students understand and are engaged, which is quite an accomplishment for a textbook on a subject that my students do not know well." --Todd Hartch, Eastern Kentucky University "I like that the chapters seem somewhat shorter and more digestible, which translates into more reading actually done by students. The issues of race, gender, ethnicity are woven appropriately throughout the book without seeming forced. This text has always had the best stretch of narrative for the entire Mexico course and that remains a key strength." --Aaron W. Navarro, Trinity University
Michael C. Meyer was Professor of History at the University of Arizona. A former general editor of the Hispanic American Historical Review, he authored or edited ten books on Mexico and Latin American history, including The Oxford History of Mexico (OUP, 2000).
William L. Sherman was Professor of History at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and the author of Forced Native Labor in Sixteenth-Century Colonial America (1979).
Susan M. Deeds is Professor Emeritus of History at Northern Arizona University. She is the author of Defiance and Deference in Colonial Mexico: Indians under Spanish Rule in Nueva Vizcaya (2003) and more than thirty articles on northern Mexican colonial ethnohistory.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780199913817 |
| ISBN 10 | 0199913811 |
| Title | The Course of Mexican History |
| Author | Michael C Meyer |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2013-11-13 |
| Number of pages | 624 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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