The Mexicans

A Personal Portrait of a People

By: Patrick Oster

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Paperback | 5 March 2002

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352 Pages

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20.32 x 13.97 x 2.54

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The Mexicans is a multifaceted portrait of the complex, increasingly turbulent neighbor to our south. It is the story of a country in crisis -- poverty, class tensions, political corruption -- as told through stories of individuals.

From Augustin, an honest cop, we learn that many in the Mexican police force use torture as their number-one-crime-solving technique; from Julio Scherer Garcia, a leading newspaper editor, we learn how kidnapping and intimidating phone calls stifle people despite his meager income; we hear from a homosexual teacher wary of bigotry in a land of machismo; and many others.

Moving from Mexico City discos to remote Indian towns, Patrick Oster tells of Mexicans whose lives reveal something vital about Mexico, and in doing so, helps to understand why many decide to risk their lives in order to have the opportunity to live in the United States.

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?The Mexicans makes very good reading?Oster's clean, simple storytelling is perfect for the subject. ?Dallas Morning News?This revealing report points up the many endemic or hidden problems in modern Mexico.?Publishers Weekly "The Mexicans makes very good reading.Oster's clean, simple storytelling is perfect for the subject. " -- Dallas Morning News "The Mexicans makes very good reading...Oster's clean, simple storytelling is perfect for the subject. "--Dallas Morning News "This revealing report points up the many endemic or hidden problems in modern Mexico."--Publishers Weekly This revealing report points up the many endemic or hidden problems in modern Mexico. --Publishers Weekly" The Mexicans makes very good reading Oster s clean, simple storytelling is perfect for the subject. --Dallas Morning News"

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