The Mexico City Reader (THE AMERICAS)
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Editor: Ruben GalloEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-07-15
ISBN: 029919714X
Number of pages: 280
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
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Book Review: Best narrative modern history of Mexico City
Summary: 5 Stars
Awesome book. This books paints a picture of Mexico City like no other. It's a collection of 30-some essays and reportage. Some have a historical perspective (e.g., the Metro system just after it was built), while others are very recent. This isn't a guidebook, but it will give you a better understanding of the city's underpinnings than a stack of Lonely Planets ever will.
Most of the authors are Mexicans; a lot of the essays are famous in Mexico, and appearing in English for the first time. There is a level of authenticity here that is not reached by competing books (e.g., David Lida's 'First Stop in the New World' -- which is more of an American journalist's perspective on things.)
The writing is exciting, artistic, and well-chosen.
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