Bibliograph

The Mexicans, a personal portrait of a people, Patrick Oster

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Label

The Mexicans, a personal portrait of a people, Patrick Oster

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Mexicans

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Patrick Oster

Sub title

a personal portrait of a people

Summary

The Mexicans is a multifaceted portrait of the complex, increasingly turbulent neighbor to our south. It is the story of a country in crisis -- poverty, class tensions, political corruption -- as told through stories of individuals. From Augustín, an honest cop, we learn that many in the Mexican police force use torture as their number-one-crime-solving technique; from Julio Scherer Garcia, a leading newspaper editor, we learn how kidnapping and intimidating phone calls stifle people despite his meager income; we hear from a homosexual teacher wary of bigotry in a land of machismo; and many others. Moving from Mexico City discos to remote Indian towns, Patrick Oster tells of Mexicans whose lives reveal something vital about Mexico, and in doing so, helps to understand why many decide to risk their lives in order to have the opportunity to live in the United States

Target audience

adult

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