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This rich anthology provides a glimpse of modern Mexico through the eyes of foreign observers. Some of these selections are by well-known authors (Alexander von Humboldt, John Reed, B. Traven, Evelyn Waugh). Some are unpublished pieces by little-known writers, and six are available here for the first time in English.
The writings fall into four periods: the transitions to independence and Mexico's first decades as a sovereign country (1800-1867), the era of Liberal modernization (1867-1910), the Mexican Revolution (1910-1940), and the post-World War II era. Four major topics show up repeatedly: ethnicity, gender, and race; cultural differences between Mexicans and foreigners; political stability and instability; and the economy and its impact on Mexicans. Although observers expressed a wide range of viewpoints on these issues, they agreed in finding a stunning degree of ethnic and regional diversity as well as what they saw as stark contrasts between urban and rural, rich and poor, modernity and tradition.
In addition to Anglo American authors, the anthology includes selections by German, French, Norwegian, and Spanish authors. Just over a third of the pieces are by women, who offer glimpses of private worlds closed to men, such as convent life, relations between women and their servants, and household affairs. Each selection contains biographical information on the author.
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Joshua Moreira
reviewed Mexico OtherWise: Modern Mexico in the Eyes of Foreign Observers on July 04, 2011
Mexico OtherWise
Aw. Sweet. Just realised he signed my copy "great to meet you" and "with best wishes" December 2001. Not that that in any way influences my memory of this as a brilliantly vivid portrayal of the Amazonian adventures of John and Heather Harrison on foot and in canoe. Repeating the expedition of a chap who died on it was always going to be a dodgy proposition. Doing it on foot carrying and sometimes paddling a collapsible canoe, with no contact with the outside world even more dodgy. So of course, it goes awry in ways you would never expect but with potentially fatal consequences both to the people and the relationship.
A lovely moment, when they have almost finished their travels but come up against a couple of officious young blokes who try to turn them back to Brazil.
"Listen you little creeps. Just get out of our way" says John.
So very English. And quite 1950's, to be honest but it made me smile - especially the way he and Heather then paddle like crazy, trying to do a runner in their canoe but are suddenly struck by the ridiculousness of their predicament and end up laughing too hard to paddle at all.
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