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| List of Figures | |
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| Preface | |
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| List of Abbreviations | |
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| The First Three Millennia | |
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| Mesoamerica | |
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| The Conquest of Mexico, 1519-1521 | |
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| Three Centuries of Colonial Rule, 1521-1810 | |
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| From Corn to Capitalism, 1521-1810 | |
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| The Far North, 1598-1810 | |
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| Independence, 1810-1821 | |
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| The End of Spanish Rule, 1810-1821 | |
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| Early Nineteenth-Century Mexico, 1821-1855 | |
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| Nationhood, 1821-1855 | |
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| The Dawn of Industrialization, 1821-1855 | |
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| The Diplomats Arrive, 1822-1855 | |
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| The North Adrift, 1821-1845 | |
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| Shifting Boundaries, 1845-1855 | |
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| Late Nineteenth-Century Mexico, 1856-1909 | |
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| Ju�rez and D�z, 1856-1909 | |
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| Plunging into the International Market, 1856-1909 | |
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| A Superpower Emerges Next Door, 1856-1909 | |
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| The Mexican Revolution, 1910-1916 | |
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| The Revolution, 1910-1916 | |
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| Destruction and Development, 1910-1916 | |
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| Trying to Pick a Winner, 1910-1916 | |
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| After the Revolution, 1917-1940 | |
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| Institutionalizing the New Regime, 1917-1940 | |
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| Picking up the Pieces, 1917-1940 | |
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| Uncle Sam Confronts Revolutionary Nationalism, 1917-1940 | |
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| The Rise of the "Perfect Dictatorship," 1941-1970 | |
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| After C�rdenas, 1941-1970 | |
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| The Mexican Economic Miracle, 1941-1970 | |
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| The New Partnership, 1941-1970 | |
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| The Fall of the "Perfect Dictatorship," 1971-2000 | |
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| Politics in Times of Crisis, 1971-2000 | |
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| Plunging Back into the International Market, 1971-2000 | |
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| The End of Nationalism, 1971-2000 | |
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| The New Millennium | |
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| 2000 Election | |
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| The Fox Administration, 2000-2006 | |
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| The 2006 Elections | |
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| The Calder�n Administration, 2006-2009 | |
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| Appendix: Mexican Presidents | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Notes | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |