Triumphs and Tragedy - A History of the Mexican People

Winner of a Commonwealth gold medal for Nonfiction and lauded as one of the five best history books of the year by the Los Angeles Times, this epic history of Mexico tells the story of that country's tumultuous origin and development-from its Olmec, Aztec, and Mayan heritage to its present-day incarnation as a dependent, struggling and economically unstable modern country. The history of Mexico, writes Ramón Eduardo Ruiz, one of our most distinguished Mexicanists, is one long tragedy intermittently punctuated by triumph.

About the author

Ramón Eduardo Ruíz is a professor in the history department at the University of California San Diego at La Jolla.

Summary

A narrative study of Mexico's tumultuous origin and development--from its Olmec, Aztec and Mayan heritage to its present-day incarnation as an independent, but struggling, modern country.

Product details

• Authors: Ram N. Eduardo Ru Z., Ramon Eduardo Ruiz, Ramón Eduardo Ruíz
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.1993
• EAN: 9780393310665
• ISBN: 978-0-393-31066-5
• No. of pages: 514
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 826 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education