{"product_id":"down-delirious-in-mexico-city-the-aztec-metropolis-in-the-twenty-first-century-9781416577034","title":"Down \u0026 Delirious in Mexico City: The Aztec Metropolis in the Twenty-First Century","description":"\u003cb\u003eMEXICO CITY, with some 20 million inhabitants, is the largest city in the Western Hemisphere.\u003c\/b\u003e Enormous growth, raging crime, and tumultuous politics have also made it one of the most feared and misunderstood. Yet in the past decade, the city has become a hot spot for international business, fashion, and art, and a magnet for thrill-seeking expats from around the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2002, Daniel Hernandez traveled to Mexico City, searching for his cultural roots. He encountered a city both chaotic and intoxicating, both underdeveloped and hypermodern. In 2007, after quitting a job, he moved back. With vivid, intimate storytelling, Hernandez visits slums populated by ex-punks; glittering, drug-fueled fashion parties; and pseudo-native rituals catering to new-age Mexicans. He takes readers into the world of youth subcultures, in a city where punk and emo stand for a whole way of life--and sometimes lead to rumbles on the streets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSurrounded by volcanoes, earthquake-prone, and shrouded in smog, the city that Hernandez lovingly chronicles is a place of astounding manifestations of danger, desire, humor, and beauty, a surreal landscape of \"cosmic violence.\" For those who care about one of the most electrifying cities on the planet, \"\u003ci\u003eDown \u0026amp; Delirious in Mexico City \u003c\/i\u003eis essential reading\" (David Lida, author of \u003ci\u003eFirst Stop in the New World\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Hernandez\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance journalist in Mexico City and a contributor at the Mexico City bureau of the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a former staff writer of the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLA Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e. His journalism has appeared over a variety of platforms and regions, including \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLatino USA\u003c\/i\u003e on NPR, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEl País\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGatopardo\u003c\/i\u003e. Daniel is a native of San Diego and a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50618314424594,"sku":"9781416577034","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0a3c4660-96e3-46b0-aeef-0c55eade5edb.jpg?v=1732531478","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/down-delirious-in-mexico-city-the-aztec-metropolis-in-the-twenty-first-century-9781416577034","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}