Encyclopedia of Modern Mexico

Encyclopedia of Modern Mexico is a dictionary of Mexican history from the presidency of Lazaro Cardenas (1934) to the present. The book includes a timeline of Mexico since 1910, over 200 entries, a selected bibliography, a two‐and‐a‐half page list of online resources, appendices that include statistics and surveys of Mexico as compared to the USA, and an index. The encyclopedia is a good introductory source for students.

Entries, which vary in length from one paragraph to two pages, include political, cultural, economic and basic historical aspects of modern Mexico. Each provides suggested reading for further research. Some photographs are included,...