Mexico: From Montezuma to NAFTA, Chiapas, and BeyondBrassey's, 1996 - 227 páginas In this fascinating thousand-year history of America's controversial and rapidly changing neighbor, a leading expert on Latin America explains how Mexico's present and future flow directly from its past. Going well beyond analyses of recent crises, Mexico is an engrossing introduction to the Indian civilizations, the harsh rule of the Spaniards, social violence and revolution, and the country's mercurial relationship with the United States up to the present. |
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Página 45
... production of corn . Other crops and cereals such as citrus , sugar , and wheat were introduced from the Old World . Settlers were given small plots of land to be cultivated by themselves or with the help of Indians . The natives ...
... production of corn . Other crops and cereals such as citrus , sugar , and wheat were introduced from the Old World . Settlers were given small plots of land to be cultivated by themselves or with the help of Indians . The natives ...
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... produce foodstuffs , or build highways , churches , and other public facilities . The Indians were to be paid and not ... production decreased , the need for labor became more acute , and a permanent labor supply seemed more desir- able ...
... produce foodstuffs , or build highways , churches , and other public facilities . The Indians were to be paid and not ... production decreased , the need for labor became more acute , and a permanent labor supply seemed more desir- able ...
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... production will threaten U.S. national interest and security , especially if Middle Eastern oil supplies were ... produce social unrest in Mexico by closing an escape valve for poor and unemployed Mexi- cans . There appears to be no easy ...
... production will threaten U.S. national interest and security , especially if Middle Eastern oil supplies were ... produce social unrest in Mexico by closing an escape valve for poor and unemployed Mexi- cans . There appears to be no easy ...
Contenido
Understanding Mexico | 3 |
Mexicos Natural Environment | 8 |
and Native Peoples | 9 |
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