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Modern World History: Mexico

Recommended Databases for Imperialism Research

World History: The Modern Era (ABC-CLIO) This link opens in a new window
(1500 CE ~ Present)
World History in Context (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Encyclopedia Britannica This link opens in a new window

Mexico, Pre-Colonization (before 1500s)

A Concise History of Mexico by Brian R. Hamnett
Call Number: 972 HAM
ISBN: 9780521852845
Publication Date: 2006-05-04

Mexico - A History
From Gale's World History in Context database
"Aztec Government and Economy," Early Civilizations in the Americas Reference Library
A very good general article describing pre-Conquest Aztec government and economy.
"Aztec Religion, Culture, and Daily Life," Early Civilizations in the Americas Reference Library
"Pochteca," by Robert Haskett, Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture
A brief description of this powerful class of hereditary traveling merchants in pre-colonization Mexico
"A Copy of the Popol Vuh Preserves Maya Religious Beliefs: c. 1550," Global Events: Milestone Events Throughout History
This article describes the history of an important sacred text of the Maya of the Yucatan
"Popol Vuh," by Munro Edmonson, Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture
A short, descriptive article on the sacred Mayan text, the" Popul Vuh"

Mexico, Primary Sources, Pre-Colonization

"Hernán Cortés: Letter Describing Mexico (1520)," World History: The Modern Era (ABC-CLIO)

Mexico, Colonization (1500s-1800s)

Mexico, Primary Sources, Colonization

"Hernán Cortés: Letter on Smallpox in Mexico (1522)," World History: The Modern Era (ABC-CLIO)
"Mexico's War of Independence (1827), Part 1," World History: The Modern Era (ABC-CLIO)
Excerpt from "Mexico in 1827" (published that year), by British diplomat Sir Henry George Ward, who served as Britain's chargé d'affaires in Mexico from 1823 to 1827.

Mexico, Post-Colonization (1900s to the present)

The Cristero Rebellion Begins in Mexico
From Gale's World History in Context Database
"Mexico's Way Forward: the World's Longest-ruling Party Must Be Ready to Share Power with the Opposition." The Economist (1994)

Books (print and electronic)

Democracy in Mexico: Peasant Rebellion and Political Reform by Dan La Botz
Call Number: 320.972 LAB
ISBN: 9780896085077
Publication Date: 1999
Massacre in Mexico by Elena Poniatowska; Octavio Paz Lozano (Introduction by); Helen R. Lane (Translator)
Call Number: 378.1981 PON
ISBN: 0826208177
Publication Date: 1991

Mexico, Primary Sources, Post-Colonization