Janice Lee Jayes

The Illusion of Ignorance

Constructing the American Encounter with Mexico, 1877-1920

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the American cultural encounter with Porfirian Mexico in order to understand the U.S.encounter with the world. American ignorance of other nations is not merely a barrier to understanding, but a strategy Americans have chosen to maintain their illusion of U.S. international leadership.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 266
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 437g
• ISBN-13: 9780761853541
• ISBN-10: 0761853545
• Artikelnr.: 32738530

Autorenporträt

By Janice Lee Jayes

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction: Donkeys and Diplomats Part 2 Part I: Diplomatic
Fictions: John W. Foster's Mission to Mexico, 1873-80 Chapter 3
Introduction: Of Missions and Memoirs Chapter 4 Chapter 1. "The Most
Difficult Mission on the Western Hemisphere" Chapter 5 Chapter 2. Awaiting
the Descent into Chaos Chapter 6 Chapter 3. The "Inconvenient" Mr. Foster
Chapter 7 Conclusion: "Such Intimate Connection to the People" Part 8 Part
II: A War of Words: Rewriting the Vocabulary of U.S.-Mexican Relations
Chapter 9 Introduction: "The True Lifeguard of Our Nationality" Chapter 10
Chapter 4: "The Language of Business" Chapter 11 Chapter 5: "Sister
Republics" Chapter 12 Conclusion: "Order and Progress" Part 13 Part III:
"Mexico, the Wonderland of the South!" Chapter 14 Introduction: Pilgrims to
Paradise Chapter 15 Chapter 6: From Education to Escape: American Tourism
in Porfirian Mexico Chapter 16 Chapter 7: Sombreros and Aztec Villages:
Mexico on the American Fairgrounds Chapter 17 Chapter 8. Writing the
Revolution Chapter 18 Conclusion: Trading Progress for Paradise Chapter 19
Epilogue: Donkeys, Diplomats and the Illusion of Ignorance