{"product_id":"contemporary-mexican-politics-9781538121924","title":"Contemporary Mexican Politics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis comprehensive and engaging text explores contemporary Mexico's political, economic, and social development and examines the most important policy issues facing the country today. Readers will find this widely praised book continues to be the most current and accessible work available on Mexico's politics and policy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the best current book in English to analyze and understand the institutions, politics, economics, and social development of contemporary Mexico. I highly recommend this as the text for any course on Mexican politics or policy at the undergraduate or graduate levels. -- Jorge A. Schiavon, CIDE-Mexico\u003cbr\u003eContemporary Mexican Politics is simply the best overview available in English to understand Mexico’s politics and society today. The volume is accessible yet thorough; up-to-date yet historically grounded. It’s the perfect introduction to understanding Mexico today—and also the historical forces that shaped today’s realities. -- Andrew Selee, president, Migration Policy Institute; author of Vanishing Frontiers: The Forces Driving Mexico and the United States Together\u003cbr\u003eEdmonds-Poli and Shirk have crafted a fourth edition of this essential text on Mexican politics that brings us into the present and clearly identifies the key institutional and policy challenges faced by the AMLO administration. With firm foundations in history, the authors have expertly identified the most important patterns and trends in modern Mexican politics. This book should be required reading for all students of Mexican and Latin American politics. -- Duncan Wood, The Wilson Center\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Abbreviations \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMap of Mexico x\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart I: Mexican Political Development \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 Mexico’s Historical Foundations \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2 The Mexican Revolution and Its Legacy \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3 Postrevolutionary Mexican Politics, 1940– 1968 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4 Mexican Democratization, 1968– 2000 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5 Contemporary Mexican Politics, 2000 to the Present \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart II: Political Institutions, Culture, and Society \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6 Government Structure and Processes \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7 Political Parties and Elections in Mexico \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8 Mexican Political Culture \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9 Mexican Civil Society \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart III: Key Policy Issues \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10 Mexico’s Political Economy \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e11 Poverty, Inequality, and Social Welfare Policy \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e12 The Rule of Law in Mexico \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e13 Mexico on the World Stage \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConclusion \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Authors","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041139884375,"sku":"9781538121924","price":39.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781538121924.jpg?v=1750949087","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/contemporary-mexican-politics-9781538121924","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}