| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xiii, 367 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [351]-353) and index. |
| Contents |
1. The Party Is Over -- 2. The Scepter of the Seven Forces -- 3. Chiapas: Opera and Revolution -- 4. Marcos -- 5. The Banquet -- 6. The Accidental Candidate -- 7. The Cleanest Election -- 8. A Bittersweet Victory -- 9. Murder in the Family -- 10. The Secret Meeting -- 11. The Christmas Nightmare -- 12. Unmasking Marcos -- 13. Unmasking Mexico -- 14. The Northern Offensive -- 15. The Police Connection -- 16. Fall and Resurrection. |
| Summary |
Written as a fast-paced narrative, with exclusive interviews from key players - including President Zedillo, former president Salinas, and Subcommander Marcos, the Zapatista guerrilla leader - Bordering on Chaos gives us the inside story of the dramatic events that have shaken Mexico in recent years. From the behind-the-scenes maneuvering on NAFTA to why Clinton fought for a $50 billion Mexican bailout, Bordering on Chaos delivers revelation after revelation: the Mexican government's secret payments to the media and opposition parties; how, when he was a child, Salinas accidentally killed a twelve-year-old maid, and how the story was suppressed; and how President Zedillo may have obscured key parts of his own history. Oppenheimer tells the real story of how Zedillo won the elections, and details a never-disclosed meeting between Salinas and Zedillo in 1995, at which they established the terms of Salinas's voluntary exile. |
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Beyond insights into Mexico's most recent crises, Bordering on Chaos takes a broader look into the country's past and future. Based on secret polls from Mexico's three largest political parties and in-depth interviews with intellectuals such as Nobel laureate Octavio Paz, Oppenheimer shows that Mexico is much more pro-American than generally believed, and suggests that the ruling elite has long used a warped version of Mexico's nationalism to negotiate with Washington. But Oppenheimer sees amid the decay the seeds of a modern democracy in little-noticed phenomena, such as the growing political and economic influence of Mexico's northern states and the emergence of an increasingly vocal civic society. |
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Mexico -- Politics and government -- 1988-2000.
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Political corruption -- Mexico -- History -- 20th century.
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Business enterprises -- Corrupt practices -- Mexico -- History -- 20th century.
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Mexico -- Foreign economic relations -- United States.
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United States -- Foreign economic relations -- Mexico.
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Business enterprises -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Guerrillas -- Mexico -- History -- 20th century.
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| ISBN |
0316650951 |
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9780316650953 |
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