Oscar J Martínez
Author
Publisher
Routledge
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"The main purpose of this book is to explain Mexico's substandard economic activity by applying the foundational factors approach primarily to Mexico and, for purposes of comparison, secondarily to the United States. The argument is that, unlike the United States, Mexico has been shaped by an inherently difficult context. Formidable environmental or geographic impediments in Mexico, that is, disadvantages linked to locational, climatic, and topographical...
Series
Jaguar books on Latin America volume no. 11
Publisher
Scholarly Resources
Pub. Date
©1996
Language
English
Description
"Excellent collection of scholarly essays and primary documents. Covers 1830s-1990s, with the emphasis on the post-1910 era. Work is divided into seven sections, each covering a key issue in borderlands history. Good introduction to each entry"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.