Tim L. Merrill and Ramón Miró, editors. Mexico: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, 1996.

History
Preconquest Mexico
Ancient Mexico
The Aztec
The Spanish Conquest
New Spain
Encomiendas
Colonial Administration
Socioeconomic Structures
The Road to Independence
The Bourbon Reforms
Criollos and Clergy
Wars of Independence, 1810-21
Hidalgo and Morelos
Iturbide and the Plan of Iguala
Empire and Early Republic, 1821-55
The Abortive Empire, 1821-23
The Federalist Republic, 1824-36
Centralism and the Caudillo State, 1836-55
The Constitution of 1836
The Loss of Texas
The Mexican-American War
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Reform and French Intervention, 1855-67
The Revolution of Ayutla and the Reform Laws
Civil War and the French Intervention
The Restoration, 1867-76
The Porfiriato, 1876-1910
Porfirian Modernization
Society under the Porfiriato
The Revolution, 1910-20
The Early Phase
Madero's Government
The Huerta Dictatorship
The Constitution of 1917
Carranza
The Constructive Phase, 1920-40
The Obregón Presidency, 1920-24
The Calles Presidency, 1924-28
The Maximato
Cardenismo and the Revolution Rekindled, 1934-40
From Revolution to Governance, 1940-82
Ávila Camacho's Wartime Presidency, 1940-46
The Alemán Sexenio, 1946-52
The Ruiz Cortines Sexenio, 1952-58
López Mateos
Authoritarianism Unveiled, 1964-70
Reconciliation and Redistribution, 1970-76
Recovery and Relapse, 1976-82
"The Crisis", 1982
To the Brink and Back, 1982-88
The de la Madrid Sexenio, 1982-88
The United States and the Crisis in Mexico
Economic Hardship
Carlos Salinas de Gortari
The Passing of the Torch, 1987-88
President Salinas

Geography
Topography and Drainage
Earthquakes
Climate
Environmental Conditions

The Society
Population
Ethnicity and Language
Social Indicators
Social Spending
Urban Society
Rural Society
Interpersonal Relations
Role of Women
Religion
Education
Health Care and Social Security

The Economy
Growth and Structure of the Economy
Macroeconomic Management
Labor
Financial System
Agriculture
Land Tenure
Government Agricultural Policy
Grain Production
Fruits and Vegetables
Other Crops
Livestock
Fishing
Industry
Oil
Tourism

Government
The Constitution
Government Structure
Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)
National Action Party
Democratic Revolutionary Party
Organized Labor
Business Organizations
The Church
The Media
The Electoral Process and Political Dynamics
Foreign Relations
Relations with the United States

Bibliography

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