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A Note on Mexican History

John S. Brushwood

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Mexico in Its Novel

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Frontmatter i
PREFACE ix
CONTENTS xiii
MEXICO IN ITS NOVEL
A Note on Mexican History 1
1. The Novel of Time and Being (1947-1963) 7
2. The Colonial Temperament (1521-1831) 55
3. Common Sense and Clouded Vision (1832-1854) 69
4. A Design for Progress (1855-1884) 82
5. The Desperate Compromise (1885-1891) 115
6. A Certain Elegance (1892-1906) 137
7. The Hope of the Past (1907-1912) 159
8. The Gradual Tempest (1913-1924) 173
9. The Artists' Intent (1925-1930) 190
10. The Mirror Image (1931-1946) 205
A Chronological List of Novels (1832-1963) 235
A Selected Bibliography 249
Index 251

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
PREFACE ix
CONTENTS xiii
MEXICO IN ITS NOVEL
A Note on Mexican History 1
1. The Novel of Time and Being (1947-1963) 7
2. The Colonial Temperament (1521-1831) 55
3. Common Sense and Clouded Vision (1832-1854) 69
4. A Design for Progress (1855-1884) 82
5. The Desperate Compromise (1885-1891) 115
6. A Certain Elegance (1892-1906) 137
7. The Hope of the Past (1907-1912) 159
8. The Gradual Tempest (1913-1924) 173
9. The Artists' Intent (1925-1930) 190
10. The Mirror Image (1931-1946) 205
A Chronological List of Novels (1832-1963) 235
A Selected Bibliography 249
Index 251

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