Iconic Mexico: An Encyclopedia from Acapulco to Zócalo

Published by ABC-Clio and edited by Associate Professor of Latin American History Eric Zolov, Iconic Mexico is a two-volume work that is available in both print and electronic format as here reviewed. The encyclopedia includes exactly 100 different entries on icons of Mexico, and these entries provide a wealth of information on iconic people, places, social complexities and cultural representations that have influenced and transformed Mexico and its people. The inter-disciplinary nature of Iconic Mexico is easily recognized in the variety of topics included, as well as in the nature of the authors themselves. A mélange of international writers with...