México : The Essentials /
William H. Beezley and Colin M. MacLachlan.
- xi, 227 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-208) and index.
1. Diversity : more kinds of corn than one can count; more volcanoes than one can name -- 2. Politics : independence to the present -- 3. Religion -- 4. Economy : the asymmetry of wealth and resources -- 5. Family : a pillar of society -- 6. Mexico City -- 7. Popular art : the cultural optic -- 8. Drugs and crimes -- 9. Migration realities : crossing the border -- 10. Afterword : Mexicans in the global village.