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Author:

Contreras, Joseph, 1957-

Title:

In the shadow of the giant : the Americanization of modern Mexico / Joseph Contreras.

Publisher:

Rutgers University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

xii, 276 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Mexico--Politics and government--1988-2000.
Mexico--Economic conditions--1994-
Mexico--Social conditions--1970-
Mexico--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--Mexico.
Mexico--American influences.--American influences.
Außenpolitik.
Einfluss.
Mexiko.
USA.

Other Titles:

Tan lejos de Dios. English

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-263) and index.

Contents:

A Chicano comes to the big enchilada: Mexico City, 1984-1987 -- Not such distant neighbors: Mexico in the era of Vicente Fox -- Looking northward -- NAFTA: the double-edged sword of free trade -- The new breed of Mexican businessmen -- The modern Mexican news media -- The Mexican dream -- The gringo Riviera -- The umbilical cord of remittances -- The southernmost city in Texas: Monterrey, Nuevo Leon -- Made-in-the-U.S.A. diseases -- The Evangelical challenge.

ISBN:

0813544823 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780813544823 (hardcover : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)231834550

LCCN:

2008026171

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)