Bordering on chaos : guerrillas, stockbrokers, politicians, and Mexico's road to prosperity
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xiii, 367 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-353) and index.
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Written as a fast-paced narrative, with exclusive interviews from key players - including President Zedillo, former president Salinas, and Subcommander Marcos, the Zapatista guerrilla leader - Bordering on Chaos gives us the inside story of the dramatic events that have shaken Mexico in recent years. From the behind-the-scenes maneuvering on NAFTA to why Clinton fought for a $50 billion Mexican bailout, Bordering on Chaos delivers revelation after revelation: the Mexican government's secret payments to the media and opposition parties; how, when he was a child, Salinas accidentally killed a twelve-year-old maid, and how the story was suppressed; and how President Zedillo may have obscured key parts of his own history. Oppenheimer tells the real story of how Zedillo won the elections, and details a never-disclosed meeting between Salinas and Zedillo in 1995, at which they established the terms of Salinas's voluntary exile.
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Beyond insights into Mexico's most recent crises, Bordering on Chaos takes a broader look into the country's past and future. Based on secret polls from Mexico's three largest political parties and in-depth interviews with intellectuals such as Nobel laureate Octavio Paz, Oppenheimer shows that Mexico is much more pro-American than generally believed, and suggests that the ruling elite has long used a warped version of Mexico's nationalism to negotiate with Washington. But Oppenheimer sees amid the decay the seeds of a modern democracy in little-noticed phenomena, such as the growing political and economic influence of Mexico's northern states and the emergence of an increasingly vocal civic society.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Oppenheimer, A. (1996). Bordering on chaos: guerrillas, stockbrokers, politicians, and Mexico's road to prosperity . Little, Brown and Co..

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Oppenheimer, Andres, 1951-. 1996. Bordering On Chaos: Guerrillas, Stockbrokers, Politicians, and Mexico's Road to Prosperity. Boston: Little, Brown and Co.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Oppenheimer, Andres, 1951-. Bordering On Chaos: Guerrillas, Stockbrokers, Politicians, and Mexico's Road to Prosperity Boston: Little, Brown and Co, 1996.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Oppenheimer, A. (1996). Bordering on chaos: guerrillas, stockbrokers, politicians, and mexico's road to prosperity. Boston: Little, Brown and Co.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Oppenheimer, Andres. Bordering On Chaos: Guerrillas, Stockbrokers, Politicians, and Mexico's Road to Prosperity Little, Brown and Co., 1996.

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