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Mexico South - The Isthmus of Tehuantepec (Paperback, New Ed)
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Mexico South - The Isthmus of Tehuantepec (Paperback, New Ed)
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Though many books have been written on Mexico, this book could only
have been done by a Mexican - and those who are familiar with
Covarrubias' Island of Bali will welcome a book interpreting his
own homeland, in text and paintings. It promises to be one of the
outstanding gift books of the holiday season. While he has
concentrated on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (containing Vera Crug
and Oaxaca) he has evoked the spirit, the atmosphere, the feeling
of Mexico from its early days down to the present. The story has
often been told, and Covarrubias contributes little that is
tangibly new, but because of his own Mexican roots, he has been
able to link all phases of Mexican civilization into a cohesive
whole. He gives you the history, geography, culture, religion,
politics of the people of the Isthmus. He portrays the struggle of
the Mexican Indian against the forces of the church, against
dictatorship and fascism. He describes not only a lost civilisation
of art and beauty but the customs, rights and manners of these
Mexicans. There is a charm and beauty in his book that will delight
those who love Mexico. (Kirkus Reviews)
First published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
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