San Antonio College Library

In this overview of economic anthropology studies of Mexico & Guatemala, Scott Cook argues that because Mesoamerican societies have long been involved in production for exchange, they must be understood as 'commodity cultures' where individuals pursue their own self-interest.

Sol Sanders presents a panorama of Mexico's problems, gives reasons for the current situation, and explores the possible impact on the United States.

The first account of a unique American folk art, this pioneering book is based on exhaustive research and describes the tools, materials, and processes of tinwork. The authors explain how to date New Mexican tinwork and define the functional types of tin items. Their most remarkable accomplishment is their identification of individual tinsmiths and workshops in both the Spanish and Revival periods.

When the postwar boom began to dissipate in the 1960s, Mexico's middle classes awoke to an economically terrifying world. And following massacres of students at peaceful protests in 1968 and 1971, one-party control of Mexican politics dissipated as well. The ruling Party of the Institutional Revolution struggled to recover its legitimacy. This title tells the story of this profound change from state-led development to neo-liberalism, and from a one-party...

Traces the social and economic evolution of Ciudad Juarez, the largest city on the U.S.-Mexican border and one of the fastest-growing urban centers in the world.