Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-309) and index.
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The first peoples: pre-Columbian Mexico -- Diversity of Mesoamerican civilization -- The age of conquest -- The founding of an empire: sixteenth-century Mexico -- The colony of New Spain -- The Bourbon reforms and independence (1700-1821) -- Years of chaos (1823-1876) -- The Porfiriato dictatorship (1876-1910) -- The Revolution of 1910 (1910-1940) -- The institutionalized revolution (1940-1988) -- The march toward democracy (1988-2000) -- A more democratic Mexico (2000-2009).