México Profundo: Reclaiming a Civilization

by Guillermo Bonfil Batalla

Book Overview

This translation of a major work in Mexican anthropology argues that Mesoamerican civilization is an ongoing and undeniable force in contemporary Mexican life.

For Guillermo Bonfil Batalla, the remaining Indian communities, the "de-Indianized" rural mestizo communities, and vast sectors of the poor urban population constitute the M xico profundo. Their lives and ways of understanding the world continue to be rooted in Mesoamerican...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292708432
• ISBN13: 9780292708433
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Simply excellent

México Profundo is a must-read for anyone attempting to understand the complexities and contradictions found throughout Latin American in general, and within Mexican culture, specifically. The book is written in a clear, direct and eloquent manner that gets to the core of present-day Mexico's predicament.

Great read!

This book is very informative and gives great detail about the indigenous influences and its negation in Mexican history.

A Must Read

This book helps us understand our own identity issues. Great book, great narrative. Very engaging. Once you start reading, you can't stop.