Modern Mexico

Examines the evolution of the Mexican nation and its relations with the rest of the world from c.1800 to the present. This includes the country’s dramatic 19th century struggles for political unity and survival; the U.S.-Mexican War and origins of Mexicans’ Yankeephobia; the epic Mexican Revolution of 1910 and its impact; and rise of modern Mexican nationalism as well as contemporary trends such as the restoration of electoral democracy since c. 2000.