Bibliograph

Opening Mexico, the making of a democracy, Julia Preston and Samuel Dillon

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Label

Opening Mexico, the making of a democracy, Julia Preston and Samuel Dillon

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 517-568) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Opening Mexico

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

61225228

Responsibility statement

Julia Preston and Samuel Dillon

Sub title

the making of a democracy

Summary

Examines the citizen's movement in Mexico that dismantled the one-party state and is re-energizing politics in the country--a coalition of election reformers, labor organizers, human rights monitors, and journalists

Table Of Contents

The day of the change -- From disorder to despotism -- Tlatelolco, 1968 -- Earthquake, 1985 -- Chihuahua, 1986 -- 1988 -- The Carlos Salinas show -- 1994 -- Ernesto Zedillo, the outsider -- Raúl -- The general and the drug lord -- Testing change -- The earcutter -- Opening minds -- Chiapas -- Democracy at work -- Campaign for change

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