The Paradox of the Mexican State : : Rereading Sovereignty from Independence to NAFTA / / Julie A. Erfani.
Exploring the contradictory nature of Mexican statehood, Erfani explains how a weak national state became a symbol of great domestic strength and, although failing in its domestic economic endeavors, supported a long and stable political regime.
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| Place / Publishing House: | Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022] ©1995 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (238 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Tables and Figures
- Acknowledgments
- 1 (Dis)Integrating Mexico: Independence as an Invitation to Legal and Political Limbo
- 2 Beyond Legal Sovereignty: The Revolutionary Myth of a Strong Nation-State
- 3 Sustaining the Myth of Sovereignty as State Strength
- 4 The State Sovereignty Myth Shattered
- 5 Struggling with State Weakness: State Sovereignty Defined as Technocratic Efficiency
- 6 (Dis)Integrating Mexico: A Return to Legal and Political Limbo
- Appendixes
- List of Acronyms
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Book and the Author