Manana Forever?

Mexico and the Mexicans

Jorge G. Castañeda

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Vintage Books
15 April 2012

History of the Americas; Hispanic & Latino studies

In this shrewd and fascinating book, the renowned scholar and former foreign minister Jorge Castaneda sheds much light on the puzzling paradoxes of politics and culture of modern Mexico.

Here's a nation of 110 million that has an ambivalent and complicated relationship with the United States yet is host to more American expatriates than any country in the world. Its people tend to resent foreigners yet have made the nation a hugely popular tourist destination. Mexican individualism and individual ties to the land reflect a desire to conserve the past and slow the route to uncertain modernity. Castaneda examines the future possibilities for Mexico as it becomes more diverse in its regional identities, socially more homogenous, its character and culture the instruments of change rather than sources of stagnation, its political system more open and democratic. Manana Forever? is a compelling portrait of a nation at a crossroads.

By: Jorge G. Castañeda
Imprint: Vintage Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 256g
ISBN: 9780375703942
ISBN 10: 0375703942
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 15 April 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jorge G. Castaneda is Global Distinguished Professor of Politics and Latin American Studies at New York University.He was Mexico's foreign minister from 2000 to 2003.Castanedahas been a professor of political science at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, a senior associate of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C., and a visiting professor at Princeton University.He received his B.A. from Princeton University and his Ph.D. from the University of Paris. He is a member of the board of Human Rights Watch and lives in New York and Mexico City.

Reviews for Manana Forever?: Mexico and the Mexicans

This important book, by an exceptionally shrewd, sophisticated and deeply knowledgeable analyst, deserves a place on the short shelf of classics about modern Mexico that includes Alan Riding's Distant Neighbors and Paz's The Labyrinth of Solitude . -- Los Angeles Times Castaneda presents an impassioned and erudite case for a rethinking of old Mexican habits. His background makes him especially well positioned to explain his native land to an international audience. -- The New York Times Book Review A revolutionary book about Mexico. . . . I never thought I would read a book by a Mexican that acknowledges that Mexicans have more to gain in venturing to America than U.S. dollars. --Richard Rodriguez, The San Francisco Chronicle A lively and perceptive analysis of Mexican society. . . . [Castaneda] is an unusual and important voice in Mexico. -- The Economist