The Mexico City Reader

by Rubén Gallo

Book Overview

Mexico City is one of Latin America's cultural capitals, and one of the most vibrant urban spaces in the world. The Mexico City Reader is an anthology of "Cronicas"--short, hybrid texts that are part... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 029919714X
• ISBN13: 9780299197148
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Best narrative modern history of Mexico City

Awesome book. This books paints a picture of Mexico City like no other. It's a collection of 30-some essays and reportage. Some have a historical perspective (e.g., the Metro system just after it was built), while others are very recent. This isn't a guidebook, but it will give you a better understanding of the city's underpinnings than a stack of Lonely Planets ever will. Most of the authors are Mexicans; a lot of the essays are famous in Mexico, and appearing in English for the first time. There is a level of authenticity here that is not reached by competing books (e.g., David Lida's 'First Stop in the New World' -- which is more of an American journalist's perspective on things.) The writing is exciting, artistic, and well-chosen.