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Library of Congress Call Number F1208 .M5828 1997

   * Mexico
   * Foreword
   * Acknowledgments
   * Preface
   * Table A. Chronology of Important Events
   * Country Profile
         o Country
         o Geography
         o Society
         o Economy
         o Transportation and Telecommunications
         o Government and Politics
         o National Security 
   * Introduction 
   * Chapter 1 - Historical Setting (Richard Haggerty)
         o Preconquest Mexico
               + Ancient Mexico
               + The Aztec 
         o The Spanish Conquest
         o New Spain
               + Encomiendas
               + Colonial Administration
               + Socioeconomic Structures 
         o The Road to Independence
               + The Bourbon Reforms
               + Early Discontent: Criollos and Clergy 
         o Wars of Independence, 1810-21
               + Hidalgo and Morelos
               + Iturbide and the Plan of Iguala 
         o Empire and Early Republic, 1821-55
               + The Abortive Empire, 1821-23
               + The Federalist Republic, 1824-36
               + Centralism and the Caudillo State, 1836-55
                     # The Constitution of 1836
                     # The Loss of Texas
                     # The Mexican-American War
                     # Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 
         o Reform and French Intervention, 1855-67
               + The Revolution of Ayutla and the Reform Laws
               + Civil War and the French Intervention 
         o The Restoration, 1867-76
         o The Porfiriato, 1876-1910
               + Porfirian Modernization
               + Society under the Porfiriato 
         o The Revolution, 1910-20
               + The Early Phase
               + Madero's Government
               + The Huerta Dictatorship
               + The Constitution of 1917
               + Carranza's Presidency 
         o The Constructive Phase, 1920-40
               + The Obregón Presidency, 1920-24
               + The Calles Presidency, 1924-28
               + The Maximato
               + Cardenismo and the Revolution Rekindled, 1934-40 
         o From Revolution to Governance, 1940-82
               + Ávila Camacho's Wartime Presidency, 1940-46
               + The Alemán Sexenio, 1946-52
               + The Ruiz Cortines Sexenio, 1952-58
               + López Mateos and the Return to Revolutionary Policies, 1958-64
               + Authoritarianism Unveiled, 1964-70
               + Reconciliation and Redistribution, 1970-76
               + Recovery and Relapse, 1976-82 
         o "The Crisis" Begins, 1982
         o To the Brink and Back, 1982-88
               + The de la Madrid Sexenio, 1982-88
               + The United States and the Crisis in Mexico
               + Economic Hardship 
         o Carlos Salinas de Gortari: Economic Liberalization, Political Indecision
               + The Passing of the Torch, 1987-88
               + President Salinas 
   * Chapter 2 - The Society and Its Environment (Dennis M. Hanratty)
         o Physical Setting
               + Topography and Drainage
               + Seismic Activity
               + Climate
               + Environmental Conditions 
         o Population
         o Ethnicity and Language
         o Income Distribution
         o Structure of Society
               + Social Indicators
               + Social Spending
               + Urban Society
               + Rural Society
               + Interpersonal Relations
               + Role of Women 
         o Religion
               + Church-State Relations
               + Popular Beliefs 
         o Education
         o Health Care and Social Security
               + Mortality Patterns
               + Morbidity Patterns
               + Social Security 
   * Chapter 3 - The Economy (Timothy Goodman)
         o Growth and Structure of the Economy
               + Early Years Economic history of Mexico
               + Revolution and Aftermath Economic history of Mexico
               + The Great Depression Economic history of Mexico
               + Postwar Economic Growth Economic history of Mexico
               + Deterioration in the 1970s Economic history of Mexico
               + 1982 Crisis and Recovery Economic history of Mexico
         o Macroeconomic Management
               + External Debt
               + Inflation
               + Privatization 
         o Labor Force
               + Labor Legislation
               + Labor Unions 
         o Financial System
               + Banking System
               + Stock Exchange
               + Exchange Rate 
         o Agriculture
               + Land Tenure
               + Government Agricultural Policy
               + Grain Production
               + Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
               + Other Crops
               + Livestock
               + Forestry
               + Fishing 
         o Industry
               + Manufacturing
               + Construction 
         o Energy and Mining
               + Petroleum
               + Electricity
               + Nonfuel Mining 
         o Transportation and Telecommunications
               + Roads
               + Railroads
               + Rapid Transit
               + Ports and Shipping
               + Air Transportation
               + Telecommunications
               + Radio
               + Television 
         o Tourism
         o Foreign Trade
               + Imports
               + Exports
               + Composition of Exports
               + Trade Balance
               + Direction of Trade
               + Trade Agreements 
         o Balance of Payments
               + Current Account
               + Capital Account
               + Foreign Investment Regulation 
         o The Future of the Economy 
   * Chapter 4 - Government and Politics (Marisabel Brás)
         o Constitutional History
               + Nineteenth-Century Constitutions
               + Constitution of 1917 
         o Government Structure
               + Executive
               + Legislative
               + Judicial
               + State Government
               + Local Government 
         o The Party System
               + Institutional Revolutionary Party
               + National Action Party
               + Democratic Revolutionary Party
               + Minor Opposition Parties 
         o Institutions of Civil Society
               + Organized Labor
               + Business Organizations
               + The Church
               + The Media 
         o The Electoral Process and Political Dynamics
               + The Electoral Process
               + The 1988 Elections
               + The Salinas Presidency: Reform and Retrenchment 
         o Foreign Relations
               + Relations with the United States
               + Relations with Cuba
               + Relations with Guatemala
               + Relations with Other Latin American Countries
               + Membership in International Organizations 
         o Prospects for the Future 
   * Chapter 5 - National Security (Jean R. Tartter)
         o History and Traditions of the Armed Forces
               + The Wars of Independence, 1810-21
               + War with the United States, 1846
               + The Military Phase of the Revolution, 1910-17
               + Professionalization of the Armed Forces, 1920-46
               + The Mexican Military in World War II
               + The Military in Civilian Politics  Good article at Military history of Mexico
         o National Security Concerns
               + Tasks and Missions
               + United States Concerns
               + Treaty Obligations 
         o Armed Forces
               + Constitutional and Legal Basis
               + Organization of National Defense
               + Army
               + Air Force
               + Rural Defense Force
               + Civic Action
               + Secretariat of the Navy 
         o Defense Spending
         o Domestic Defense Production
         o Personnel
               + Recruitment and Conscription
               + Education and Training
               + Pay and Benefits
               + Uniforms, Ranks, and Insignia 
         o Public Order and Internal Security
               + The Chiapas Rebellion
               + Police and Law Enforcement Organizations
               + National Intelligence Agencies
               + Human Rights Concerns
               + Criminal Justice System
               + Prison Conditions
               + Narcotics Trafficking
               + Security Concerns for the 1990's and Beyond 
   * Appendix. Tables
   * Bibliography
   * Glossary