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| Top 10 Books About Mexico |
Best Books About MexicoThis page isn't too complicated. It just a list of the what are in this website's opinion the best books about Mexico. More braodly, these are the best books that have somthing to do with Mexico, touch a vein, stike a chord. If I were to give a class about Mexico, these are the 10 books I would have everyone read. So without any further ado...
Real Acapulco’s picks for the Ten Best Books about Mexico, Mexican Society and CultureBordering on Chaos : Mexico's Roller-Coaster Journey Toward Prosperity
by Andres Oppenheimer
Despite proclaiming Castro's final hour a couple decades premenurly, Oppenhiemer, a top noth reporter for the Miami Herald produced one of the best reads about Mexico's political economy. I enjoyed it so much I read it striaght through.
Politics in Mexico: The Decline of Authoritarianism
by Roderic Ai Camp
I had an occasion to meet Prfessor camp while he was a guest at the Instutute of Latin American studies at the University of Texas where I earned one of my two degrees. Very bright, very nice and just happened to write one of the best books about Mexican Politics writen in the English langauge.
Labyrinth of Solitude, the Other Mexico and Other Essays
by Octavio Paz
Mexico : Biography of Power
by Enrique Krauze
Children of Sanchez
by Oscar Lewis
A work of sociology, Children of Sanchez remains a classic not only to that field, but to anyone looking to get insight into what life was like for everyday Mexican in a Mexico City vecindad.
Como Agua Para Chocolate
by Laura Esquivel
The Death of Artemio Cruz
by Carlos Fuentes
The Power and the Glory
by Graham Greene
This and The Comedians are my two favorites by Greene. I think everyone fan and critic of Greene is in agreementthat this is his masterpice.
Distant Neighbors : A Portrait of the Mexicans
by Alan Riding
People's Guide to Mexico
by Carl Franz, Lorena Havens and Steve Rogers
When I first got this book, I couldn't put it down. I just kept reading and reading. That is high praise for what is basically a travel book. Equal parts manic adventurism straight out of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson, a bit of Carlos Casteneda, all while being fun and usful travel guide all at the same time. I loved their description of crossing the boarder back into the US. I've been there for sure, though I've never tried it have a petrified duck tied to my front bumper. But I did get the 3rd degree for having been in "Haitia" (read: Haiti) the summer before.
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