{"product_id":"mexico-the-essentials-9780195387186","title":"Mexico: The Essentials","description":"\u003cem\u003eMexico: The Essentials\u003c\/em\u003e provides a concise introduction to Mexican history and culture built on ten fundamental aspects of Mexican life. Featuring a topical organization, the book offers readers easy access to these major themes--the \"essentials\"--that shape the nation and society: physical and living diversity, politics, family, economy, religion, Mexico City, popular arts, drugs and crimes, migration, and Mexico in global perspective. Authors William H. Beezley and Colin M. MacLachlan weave together each narrative with material from cultural investigations, ethnic and gender studies, and new sources--including visual and material evidence--to enrich and deepen students' understanding and appreciation of the Mexican past. Each of the essays is written from a historical perspective and begins with a brief section describing the colonial legacy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam H. Beezley \u003c\/strong\u003eis Professor of History at the University of Arizona. He is the author of several books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Oxford History of Mexico \u003c\/em\u003e(OUP, 2000). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColin M. MacLachlan\u003c\/strong\u003e is John Christie Barr Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus at Tulane University. His most recent book is\u003cem\u003e Imperialism and the Origins of Mexican Culture\u003c\/em\u003e (2015).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50318318141714,"sku":"9780195387186","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_49d2078e-28ed-4813-9563-b7dc94361725.jpg?v=1727553143","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mexico-the-essentials-9780195387186","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}