Propriety and Permissiveness in Bourbon Mexico (Latin American Silhouettes)1 review Sonya Lipsett-Rivera SR Books, 1999 Great look at an interesting era in Mexico Alban presents a very clear and well written history on a time that is not written on very often in Mexican history. The bourbon reforms in Mexico shaped the culture that would develop Mexico in the post independence period. The reforms outlined here include theater and bullfights which were meant ...             The Texas Rangers and the Mexican Revolution: The Bloodiest Decade, 1910-19204 reviews Charles H. Harris III, Louis R. Sadler University of New Mexico Press, 2004 Texas-Mexican border tensions in early 1900s + The Final Word on the Race War from the Big Bend to the mouth of the Rio + The Bloodiest Decade Revisted During the decade of 1910-20, tensions between Mexico and the United States over incidents relating to Pancho Villa's threat to Mexico's president Venustiano Carranza and U. S. incursions into Mexico led by General John Pershing had become so tense that the "situation was not dissimilar to that of ...             The Conquest of New Spain (Penguin Classics)22 reviews Bernal Diaz del Castillo Penguin Classics, 1963 Great Eyewitness account + Indy Jones who? + More Exciting Than Star Wars & Real Too... + First person conquest + The Greatest Adventure of all Time             The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico24 reviews Miguel Leon-Portillo Beacon Press, 1992 Exceedingly Sweet action!!! + An important work I got this book because I find pre-columbian Mesoamerica fascinating, and I also enjoy the vivid clash of cultures which occured when the Spaniards arrived there. This book describes the conflict between the Aztecs and Spaniards superbly! This book is somewhat unique among histories because it ...             Cantinflas and the Chaos of Mexican Modernity (Latin American Silhouettes)1 review Jeffrey M. Pilcher SR Books, 2002 A must read for understanding modern mexico Mario Moreno better known as his character Cantinflas was a Mexican star that worked his way into the United States. He represented the struggles of society with Cantinflas representing the poor and Moreno representing the rich in Mexico. The book is very well written and shows the class struggle ...             Conquest: Cortes, Montezuma, and the Fall of Old Mexico33 reviews Hugh Thomas Simon & Schuster, 1995 Richly detailed, stranger than fiction history, vividly told + I've underlined ever page + The ultimate book on the fall of Mexico + The triumph of 1800 Spaniards against an Empire             The Life and Times of Pancho Villa21 reviews Friedrich Katz Stanford University Press, 1998 Very well done! + Everything you'd like to know about Pancho + Bringing Villa to Life + Pancho Villa rides once again             The Course of Mexican History15 reviews Michael C. Meyer, William L. Sherman, ... Oxford University Press, USA, 2002 An indespensible book + Alright for a text book + First-Rate History As an undergraduate student of history and a Mexican born dual citizen I find this book to be a great work of historical analysis and research. I own the 2003 edition, thus I have owned it for several years. When I came to study abroad in Mexico, this was one of the books I brought with me. The ...             Judas at the Jockey Club and Other Episodes of Porfirian Mexico (Second Edition)4 reviews William H. Beezley Bison Books, 2004 Who knew that cultural history could be this much fun? + Great review of Mexican life + How could they let this book go out of print? This is a book that deserves to be more widely known. It is a serious historical treatise about culture, social life and customs during the Porfiriato regime of Mexico (1875-1910)- but don't let the academic theme frighten you. Judas at the Jockey Club is an excellent and fascinating read that ...             Zapata and the Mexican Revolution7 reviews John Womack Jr. Vintage, 1970 Still the best on Zapata + The Ideal Hero + Excellent research tool and a wonderful story + The Tumult Of Revolution + Excellent Book             Aztec Warfare: Imperial Expansion and Political Control (The Civilization of the American Indian, Vol. 188)1 review Ross Hassig University of Oklahoma Press, 1995 Great start to understanding the Aztec Empire Hassig has provided us with an excellent account of how the Aztecs conducted warfare before the Spanish arrived and including the fight with them. The tactics are indicative of a modern army and this is a must read if you are studying the Aztec Empire. The book is very well done and offers a ...             The Life and Times of Pancho Villa21 reviews Friedrich Katz Stanford University Press, 1998 Very well done! + Everything you'd like to know about Pancho + Bringing Villa to Life + Pancho Villa rides once again             Aztec Warfare: Imperial Expansion and Political Control (The Civilization of the American Indian, Vol. 188)1 review Ross Hassig University of Oklahoma Press, 1995 Great start to understanding the Aztec Empire Hassig has provided us with an excellent account of how the Aztecs conducted warfare before the Spanish arrived and including the fight with them. The tactics are indicative of a modern army and this is a must read if you are studying the Aztec Empire. The book is very well done and offers a ...             The Conquest of New Spain (Penguin Classics)22 reviews Bernal Diaz del Castillo Penguin Classics, 1963 Great Eyewitness account + Indy Jones who? + More Exciting Than Star Wars & Real Too... + First person conquest + The Greatest Adventure of all Time             The Course of Mexican History15 reviews Michael C. Meyer, William L. Sherman, ... Oxford University Press, USA, 2002 An indespensible book + Alright for a text book + First-Rate History As an undergraduate student of history and a Mexican born dual citizen I find this book to be a great work of historical analysis and research. I own the 2003 edition, thus I have owned it for several years. When I came to study abroad in Mexico, this was one of the books I brought with me. The ...             Judas at the Jockey Club and Other Episodes of Porfirian Mexico (Second Edition)4 reviews William H. Beezley Bison Books, 2004 Who knew that cultural history could be this much fun? + Great review of Mexican life + How could they let this book go out of print? This is a book that deserves to be more widely known. It is a serious historical treatise about culture, social life and customs during the Porfiriato regime of Mexico (1875-1910)- but don't let the academic theme frighten you. Judas at the Jockey Club is an excellent and fascinating read that ...             Propriety and Permissiveness in Bourbon Mexico (Latin American Silhouettes)1 review Sonya Lipsett-Rivera SR Books, 1999 Great look at an interesting era in Mexico Alban presents a very clear and well written history on a time that is not written on very often in Mexican history. The bourbon reforms in Mexico shaped the culture that would develop Mexico in the post independence period. The reforms outlined here include theater and bullfights which were meant ...             The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico24 reviews Miguel Leon-Portillo Beacon Press, 1992 Exceedingly Sweet action!!! + An important work I got this book because I find pre-columbian Mesoamerica fascinating, and I also enjoy the vivid clash of cultures which occured when the Spaniards arrived there. This book describes the conflict between the Aztecs and Spaniards superbly! This book is somewhat unique among histories because it ...             Cantinflas and the Chaos of Mexican Modernity (Latin American Silhouettes)1 review Jeffrey M. Pilcher SR Books, 2002 A must read for understanding modern mexico Mario Moreno better known as his character Cantinflas was a Mexican star that worked his way into the United States. He represented the struggles of society with Cantinflas representing the poor and Moreno representing the rich in Mexico. The book is very well written and shows the class struggle ...             The Texas Rangers and the Mexican Revolution: The Bloodiest Decade, 1910-19204 reviews Charles H. Harris III, Louis R. Sadler University of New Mexico Press, 2004 Texas-Mexican border tensions in early 1900s + The Final Word on the Race War from the Big Bend to the mouth of the Rio + The Bloodiest Decade Revisted During the decade of 1910-20, tensions between Mexico and the United States over incidents relating to Pancho Villa's threat to Mexico's president Venustiano Carranza and U. S. incursions into Mexico led by General John Pershing had become so tense that the "situation was not dissimilar to that of ...