Distant Neighbors

A Portrait of the Mexicans

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Paperback
$22.00 US
5.23"W x 7.98"H x 0.95"D  
On sale Oct 23, 1989 | 432 Pages | 978-0-679-72441-4
| Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
"This book at long last provides general reader and policymaker alike with the necessary background for understanding Mexico and its present predicament."--Robert S. Leiken, front page, The Washington Post Book World


"A book that has been long in coming.  There is nothing quite like it.  It should teach North Americans much about the complexity and the difference of the country next door...It should stand as the classic on Mexico for some time to come."--Carlos Fuentes
© Naka Nathaniel
For 12 years, Alan Riding was the European cultural correspondent for the New York Times. He was previously bureau chief for the Times in Paris, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro, and Mexico City. Riding is the author of And the Show Went On and Distant Neighbors: A Portrait of the Mexicans. He lives in Paris with his wife, Marlise Simons, a writer for the Times. View titles by Alan Riding
"A spectacular piece of work. Alan Riding has a rich under-standing of [Mexico]: anthropology, history, economics, politics, culture, and--not least--psychology."--Anthony Lewis

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"This book at long last provides general reader and policymaker alike with the necessary background for understanding Mexico and its present predicament."--Robert S. Leiken, front page, The Washington Post Book World


"A book that has been long in coming.  There is nothing quite like it.  It should teach North Americans much about the complexity and the difference of the country next door...It should stand as the classic on Mexico for some time to come."--Carlos Fuentes

Author

© Naka Nathaniel
For 12 years, Alan Riding was the European cultural correspondent for the New York Times. He was previously bureau chief for the Times in Paris, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro, and Mexico City. Riding is the author of And the Show Went On and Distant Neighbors: A Portrait of the Mexicans. He lives in Paris with his wife, Marlise Simons, a writer for the Times. View titles by Alan Riding

Praise

"A spectacular piece of work. Alan Riding has a rich under-standing of [Mexico]: anthropology, history, economics, politics, culture, and--not least--psychology."--Anthony Lewis

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