In the shadow of the giant : the Americanization of modern Mexico

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

Author/creator	Contreras, Joseph, 1957-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2009.
Description	xii, 276 pages ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	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--Civilization --American influences.

Uniform title	Tan lejos de Dios. English
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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-263) and index.
LCCN	2008026171
ISBN	9780813544823 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	0813544823 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	F 1236.7 .C6613 2009	✔ Available	Place Hold