MEXICO

 
Perpetuating power: how Mexican presidents were chosen
Jorge Castañeda

Well written analysis that is essential guide to understanding the history of 20th century Mexico

 
The Annexation of Mexico : From the Aztecs to the IMF; one reporter's journey through history
John Ross

Very readable, witty trip through Mexico's history by journalist who knows the country well

 
The labyrinth of solitude
Octavio Paz
A look into the soul of Mexicans, by Nobel prize winning writer
 
Homage to Chiapas
Bill Weinberg

Radical account of grassroots struggle for land and freedom

 
Zapata and the Mexican revolution
John Womack Jr

The best history of the 1910 revolution

 
Villa and Zapata: a biography of the Mexican revolution
Frank McLynn

Intelligent, readable history of the revolution told through the lives of two of its most luminous protagonists

 
The years with Laura Diaz
 
Carlos Fuentes
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Magisterial, complex novel that weaves through Mexico's 20th-century history