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List of Figures, Maps and Tables | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Chronology of Mexican History | |
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Introduction | |
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Mexico in the Latin American Context | |
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Analytical Approach | |
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Setting the Stage: An Introduction to Mexico | |
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Brief Overview of Mexico's 20th Century Trajectory | |
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Identification of Major Social Actors | |
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Legacies | |
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Pre-Colombian Mexico | |
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The Colonial Period: 1521-1821 | |
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Independence and the Early Republic: 1821-1910 | |
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The Early Republic and the Liberal Reform: 1821-1876 | |
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The Porfiriato: 1876-1910 | |
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The Revolution: 1910-1940 | |
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Forces in Conflict: The Trajectory of Revolution (1910-1920) | |
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The Establishment of the Post-Revolutionary Order: I. The Sonoran Dynasty (1920-1934) | |
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The Establishment of the Post-Revolutionary Order: II. The Government of L�zaro C�rdenas (1934-1940) | |
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Discussion | |
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The "Pax Priista" and the "Mexican Miracle" | |
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The 1940 Elections and the Post-C�rdenas Administrations | |
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The Mexican Political System: The Institutional Revolution | |
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Mexico's Economic Miracle | |
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Conceptualizing Development | |
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The Economic Model | |
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The "Economic Miracle" and Its Implications | |
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Flaws in the Model | |
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Resistance, Co-Optation and Repression | |
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Labor and Peasant Resistance | |
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The Student Movement of 1968 | |
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From Vulnerability to Crisis | |
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The Echeverr�a Government: The Limits to Reformism | |
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Jose L�pez Portillo: Oil to the Rescue? | |
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Conclusions | |
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Reorienting Mexico's Economy: The Process of Economic Liberalization | |
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Introduction | |
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Changing Context/Shifting Alliances | |
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International Context | |
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Domestic Conditions | |
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Economic Stabilization and Restructuring: 1982-1994 | |
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Monetary Stabilization | |
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Trade Liberalization | |
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Privatization | |
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Deregulation | |
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The "Flexibilization" of Labor | |
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The Modernization of the Countryside | |
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The North American Free Trade Agreement | |
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The Impact of Economic Liberalization | |
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From Euphoria to Disillusion: The Peso Crisis | |
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Conclusions | |
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From "Perfect Dictatorship" to Imperfect Democracy | |
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Introduction | |
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Conceptualizations of Democracy and Democratic Transition | |
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A Model of Democratization in Mexico | |
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The 1988 Elections and the Administration of Carlos Salinas de Gortari (1988-1994) | |
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1994 and the Administration of Ernesto Zedillo (1994-2000) | |
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Mexico's Political Trajectory: A Summary | |
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The Fox Administration (2000-2006) | |
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The Contentious Election of 2006 | |
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Democratization in Mexico: Achievements and Obstacles | |
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Mobilization and Resistance: Grassroots Organizing, Social Movements and Cycles of Protest | |
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Perspectives on Social Mobilization and Protest Movements | |
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Urban Protest Movements and the Asamblea de Barrios (Neighborhood Assembly) | |
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Chiapas and the Zapatistas | |
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Debtors in Revolt: The Barz�n Movement | |
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The Risks of Being an Ecologist: Community Forestry and Human Rights in Guerrero | |
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Labor Mobilization and the New Trade Unionism | |
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Grassroots Protest in Oaxaca: Local 22 and the Popular Assembly of the People of Oaxaca (APPO) | |
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Women in Social Movements | |
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Discussion | |
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Mexicans on the Move: Migration, Settlement and Transnational Activism | |
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Introduction: Migration Stories | |
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Concepts and Issues | |
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Mexican Migration in Historical Perspective | |
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"The border crossed us." | |
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Migration during the Porfiriato and the Revolutionary Period | |
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Migration between the 1940s and the 1970s | |
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Political Activism among Mexican Americans in the United States | |
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Economic Crisis, Neoliberalism and Contemporary Migration | |
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The Mexican Presence in the United States Today | |
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Living across Borders: Mexicans as Transnational Actors | |
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Migration from a Traditional Sending Area: The Case of Zacatecas | |
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Indigenous Migration: Mixtecs and Zapotecs from Oaxaca | |
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Migration and Personal Transformation | |
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Review and Discussion: Mexican Migration and U.S.-Mexican Relations | |
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U.S.-Mexico Relations: Current Issues | |
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NAFTA and the Mexican Economy | |
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The Drug Trade | |
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Migration Policies in the United States and Mexico | |
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Conclusions | |
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Mexico's Evolution: Legacies and Challenges | |
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The Evolution of Socio-Economic Actors | |
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The Growing Heterogeneity of Political Actors | |
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Changing External Relations and International Actors | |
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Unresolved Issues and New Challenges | |
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Notes | |
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Bibliography | |
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Credits | |
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Index | |