Adventures Into Mexico - American Tourism Beyond the Border

Informationen zum Autor Edited by Nicholas Dagen Bloom 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 IntroductionChapter 1: A Drink between Friends: Mexican and American Pleasure Seekers in 1940s Mexico CityChapter 2: Resort to Exile: Willard Motley's Writings on Postwar U.S. Tourism in MexicoChapter 3: Gringolandia: Cancun and the American TouristChapter 4: The Beat Trail to MexicoChapter 5: Dangerous Journeys: Mexico City College Students and the Mexican Landscape, 1954-1962Chapter 6: American Merchants and Mexican Folk Art: The Buying and Selling of Oaxacan Wood CarvingsChapter 7: Bridging the Cultural Gap: Adaptation to MexicoChapter 8: The Lake Chapala Riviera: The Evolution of a Not-So-American Foreign CommunityChapter 9: To Be Served and Loved: The American Sense of Place in San Miguel de AllendeFurther 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