CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE vii
3. AUTHOR'S PREFACE ix
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
5. CONTENTS xiii
6. PART I: CONSTANTS AND VARIABLES
7. 1. Perspectives 1
8. 2. Space 7
9. 3. Ancient Legacies 24
10. 4. Modem Heritages 39
11. 5. People 59
12. 6. Many Mexicos 88
13. PART II: EPIC REVOLUTION
14. 7. The Birth of Modern Mexico 113
15. 8. New Crusades 135
16. 9. War and Revolution I 163
17. 10. Interwar Epilogues 189
18. PART III: RESURGENCE AND WORLD WAR II
19. 11. The Cárdenas Upheaval 215
20. 12. Nationalism, Internationalism, and Oil 239
21. 13. World War II 261
22. 14. Revolution and World War II 283
23. PART IV: THE INSTITUTIONAL REVOLUTION, 1946-1952
24. 15. The Era of Good Feeling, 1946-1952 307
25. 16. The Economic Revolution 333
26. 17. The Industrial Revolution 360
27. 18. Mexico and the United States 387
28. Epilogue: A Decade of Developments, 1952-1962 408
29. Appendix I. Facts about Mexico 433
30. Appendix II. Suggested Reading 444
31. Appendix III. A Bibliographical Supplement, 1953-1962 454
32. INDEX 473
33. Backmatter 487