{"product_id":"opening-mexico-the-making-of-a-democracy-paperback","title":"Opening Mexico: The Making of a Democracy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulia Preston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSamuel Dillon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Story of Mexico's political rebirth, by two pulitzer prize-winning reporters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOpening Mexico\u003c\/i\u003e is a narrative history of the citizens' movement which dismantled the kleptocratic one-party state that dominated Mexico in the twentieth century, and replaced it with a lively democracy. Told through the stories of Mexicans who helped make the transformation, the book gives new and gripping behind-the-scenes accounts of major episodes in Mexico's recent politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party, led by presidents who ruled like Mesoamerican monarchs, came to be called \"the perfect dictatorship.\" But a 1968 massacre of student protesters by government snipers ignited the desire for democratic change in a generation of Mexicans. \u003ci\u003eOpening Mexico\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the democratic revolution that unfolded over the following three decades. It portrays clean-vote crusaders, labor organizers, human rights monitors, investigative journalists, Indian guerrillas, and dissident political leaders, such as President Ernesto Zedillo-Mexico's Gorbachev. It traces the rise of Vicente Fox, who toppled the authoritarian system in a peaceful election in July 2000.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOpening Mexcio\u003c\/i\u003e dramatizes how Mexican politics works in smoke-filled rooms, and profiles many leaders of the country's elite. It is the best book to date about the modern history of the United States' southern neighbor-and is a tale rich in implications for the spread of democracy worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulia Preston \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eSamuel Dillon\u003c\/b\u003e were \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Mexico bureau chiefs from 1995 to 2000. Along with two other reporters, they won a Pulitzer Prize in 1998 for their coverage of Mexico's narcotics underworld.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 592\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45335757095014,"sku":"9780374529642","price":53.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/Z2JBaCsyTTJhVVc2YnM2c1FoRVB4dz09.webp?v=1774590581","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/opening-mexico-the-making-of-a-democracy-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}