Adventures Into Mexico - American Tourism Beyond the Border

Informationen zum Autor Nicholas Dagen Bloom is assistant professor of American history at the New York Institute of Technology and has written extensively on urban affairs. Klappentext Moving beyond the tequila-soaked clichés of Mexican tourism, this multifaceted book explores the influence and experiences of Americans in Mexico since World War II. The authors trace Mexico's growing role as an important refuge for Americans seeking not only sun and fun but an alternative cultural and social model. Delving into the rich and varied worlds of political exiles, students, art dealers, retiree/artist colonies, and tourist zones, this work illustrates why large numbers of Americans have been irresistibly drawn to Mexico. Specialists in literature, anthropology, history, and geography bring their unique perspectives to the stories of these migrants, offering a fascinating interpretation to all those interested in modern Mexican history, border studies, tourism, and retirement in Mexico. Zusammenfassung Exploring the influence and experiences of Americans in Mexico since World War II! this book traces Mexico's role as an important refuge for Americans seeking an alternative cultural and social model. It offers a different interpretation to those interested in modern Mexican history! border studies! tourism! and retirement in Mexico. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter 1: A Drink between Friends: Mexican and American Pleasure Seekers in 1940s Mexico City Chapter 2: Resort to Exile: Willard Motley's Writings on Postwar U.S. Tourism in Mexico Chapter 3: Gringolandia: Cancun and the American Tourist Chapter 4: The Beat Trail to Mexico Chapter 5: Dangerous Journeys: Mexico City College Students and the Mexican Landscape, 1954-1962 Chapter 6: American Merchants and Mexican Folk Art: The Buying and Selling of Oaxacan Wood Carvings Chapter 7: Bridging the Cultural Gap: Adaptation to Mexico Chapter 8: The Lake Chapala Riviera: The Evolution of a Not-So-American Foreign Community Chapter 9: To Be Served and Loved: The American Sense of Place in San Miguel de Allende Further Reading ...

Product details

• Authors: Nicholas Bloom, Nicholas Dagen Bloom, Nicholas Dagen (EDT) Bloom
• Assisted by: Nicholas Dagen Bloom (Editor), Bloom Nicholas Dagen (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.05.2006
• EAN: 9780742537453
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-3745-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Jaguar Books on Latin America; Jaguar Books on Latin America
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Travel > Travel guides > North and Central America; USA, Mexico, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / Latin America / Mexico, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Tourism industry, Hospitality, sports, leisure and tourism industries, Latin American studies