BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICO Format: Hardcover, 276pp. This book not only explores the ways in which centuries of Spanish occupation have influenced language, art, religion, politics, and the economy, but also gives coverage to Mexico's pre-Columbian civilizations and contemporary indigenous cultures. By giving voice to those who are not usually represented in the official histories, it attempts to overcome the tendency to abandon the fate of the indigenous people a century after the Spanish conquest.
	CONQUEST OF MEXICO: A MODERN RENDERING OF WILLIAM H. PRESCOTT'S HISTORY Format: Paperback, 143pp. Prescott's account of the conquest of Mexico by the Spaniard Cortes, first published in 1843, is classic. Despite the passage of time, it remains lively and fresh. Only the account by Bernal Diaz del Castillo, who accompanied Cortes, ranks close. Many editions of Prescott have appeared; one of the most recent abridgements of Prescott's long account is C. Harvey Gardner's text (Univ. of Chicago, 1966; 1986. pap.), but even this totals 406 pages. Berler has done us a service by making a sharply abridged Prescott available in readable form. Prescott's work sheds light on what happens when peoples meet, and he was the first major historian to address that question. Berler makes accessible a past master.
	DEFENDING THE LAND OF THE JAGUAR : A HISTORY OF CONSERVATION IN MEXICO Format: Paperback, 1st ed., 326pp. This work examines "conservation in Mexico. Its main focus is the development of an environmental movement in Mexico during the twentieth century.Lane Simonian . . . {discusses} the life stories of noted Mexican environmentalists, presidential statements concerning the use and conservation of the natural resources of the republic, and the often conflicting policies of presidential administrations from Porfirio Diaz (1876-1911) to Carlos Salinas de Gortari (1988-1994). . . . {He opens} the study with three preliminary chapters that deal with conservation in the pre-Hispanic era (up to 1521), the colonial era (1521-1810), and the nineteenth century (1810-1910)."
	EL GRAN PUEBLO; A HISTORY OF GREATER MEXICO Format: Paperback, 304pp. Review of this book not yet available.
	FIRE AND BLOOD: A HISTORY OF MEXICO Format: Paperback, 1st ed., 684pp. There have been many Mexicos. Fehrenbach brilliantly delineates the contrasts and conflicts between them, unraveling the history while weaving a fascinating tapestry of beauty and brutality. Throughout the narrative the author resurrects the great personalities of Mexican history. This edition has been updated to include recent events.
	HISTORY OF MEXICO Format: Paperback, 460pp. Widely acclaimed as a basic history of Mexico from the earliest times to the present. Originally published in 1938 and most recently revised in 1969. "...remarkably well-balanced and sound interpretation"-- New Republic
	LIFE AND LABOR IN ANCIENT MEXICO: THE BRIEF AND SUMMARY RELATION OF THE LORDS OF NEW SPAIN Format: Paperback, 316pp. Review for this book is not yet available.
	MEXICO; A GOLDEN PAST, A HOPEFUL FUTURE Format: Hardcover Surveys the geography, history, people, folklore, family life, education, sports, and culture of Mexico. Also includes a chapter on Mexican Americans.
	Click Here Format: Hardcover, 896pp. A History Of Modern Mexico, 1810-1996. by Krauze, Enrique (Translator:Heifetz, Hank) Written by a distinguished Mexican historian, this major interpretive history of the making of modern Mexico provides an incisive portrait of the culture, society, and politics of the country today and the key elements of Mexico's historical past especially the revolutionary movements. 50 illus. Index. Maps.
	MEXICO FOR LOVERS Format: Paperback, 287pp. A romantic guide to Mexico for lovers.
	MEXICO: A HIKER'S GUIDE TO MEXICO'S NATURAL HISTORY Format: Paperback, 224pp. A naturalist's perspective, with some 20 day hikes through diverse landscapes. Describes the geology, vegetation, and animal life and includes tips on backcountry travel, health, safety, transportation, and regional cultures. Maps and photographs, with eight pages in color. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
	NATURAL HISTORY OF THE SOUL IN ANCIENT MEXICO Format: Paperback, 240pp. This illustrated book explores basic Precolumbian beliefs about the soul among ancient Meso-american peoples. It focuses on the Central mexican Aztecs - called the Mexica - who believed in multiple souls that animated the body, gave humans their shared and individual characteristics, and survived the body after death.
	SECRET HISTORY OF GENDER : WOMEN, MEN, AND POWER IN LATE COLONIAL MEXICO Format: Pop Up Book, 478pp. "Stern explores how patriarchal gender ideals and values may have beenexperienced in daily life among the Mexican poor in the eighteenth century. His central focus is on late colonial Morelos (1760-1821), but {he} also includes comparative regional studies on Oaxaca and Mexico City. . . . Stern arguesthat the conflicts (which included lots of domestic violence) over gender rights and obligations produced 'contested patriarchal pacts' that revealed tensions between 'a contingent or conditional model of gender right and power and amore absolute or innate framework.' . . . {He also} argues that the idea of asingle code of honor/shame that reflected gender values and social relations in colonial Mexican society should be replaced by one that incorporates plural, alternative, and competing gender codes." (Am Hist Rev) Bibliography. Index.
	UTOPIA AND HISTORY IN MEXICO: THE FIRST CHRONICLERS OF MEXICAN CIVILIZATION (1520-1569) Format: Hardcover, 730pp. Offers an inventory and history of the first manuscripts dedicated to Mexico's pre-Columbian civilization, 16th-century observations by Franciscan missionary friars whose purpose was to build the millenary reign promised by the Apocalypse. Proposes an original interpretation of the significance of evangelism in the Americas. Of interest to scholars in prehistory and colonial periods of Mexican and Spanish history. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)