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Annexation of Mexico: From the Aztecs to the IMF
A people's history of New Mexico.
-- Written through the lens of annexation, John Ross traces an unbroken band of conquest through the centuries and shows how World War II, the Cold War, and now the Drug War have bound Mexico tightly as a U.S. client state.
-- More than mere history, you will meet many colorful characters including Thomas Jefferson, who stated "Our confederation must be viewed as the nest from which all America north and south peopled"; Ronald Reagan, whose administration secretly dreamed of buying the Baja California for $105 billion and "Clinton", not the president but a child by that name living in Chiapas.
-- Ross concludes by focusing on the immigration issue, inviting us to enjoy this reverse annexation.
-- Written through the lens of annexation, John Ross traces an unbroken band of conquest through the centuries and shows how World War II, the Cold War, and now the Drug War have bound Mexico tightly as a U.S. client state.
-- More than mere history, you will meet many colorful characters including Thomas Jefferson, who stated "Our confederation must be viewed as the nest from which all America north and south peopled"; Ronald Reagan, whose administration secretly dreamed of buying the Baja California for $105 billion and "Clinton", not the president but a child by that name living in Chiapas.
-- Ross concludes by focusing on the immigration issue, inviting us to enjoy this reverse annexation.
- GenresHistory
345 pages, Library Binding
First published November 1, 1997
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John Ross
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Born in 1938. Grew up in Greenwich Village, New York City. Lived in California and Mexico. Worked as a free-lance journalist in Mexico. He wrote, "I have worked for many years as a freelance foreign correspondent, a job description that dignifies the trivia of political exile. Social strife in the Third World is a particular attraction. Which is to say, for a long time now I've been moving around Latin America looking for trouble." Died in Mexico in January 2011.
Born in 1938. Grew up in Greenwich Village, New York City. Lived in California and Mexico. Worked as a free-lance journalist in Mexico. He wrote, "I have worked for many years as a freelance foreign correspondent, a job description that dignifies the trivia of political exile. Social strife in the Third World is a particular attraction. Which is to say, for a long time now I've been moving around Latin America looking for trouble." Died in Mexico in January 2011.
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July 29, 2007
Somewhat enjoyable, but I question some of the references in this book.
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