In the Shadow of the Giant: The Americanization of Modern Mexico

Joseph Contreras, who on two different occasions has covered the Mexico beat for Newsweek, offers a welcome, entertaining, and deeply insightful perspective of the dramatic impact of Americanization on our southern neighbor accessible to any reader, drawing on a wealth of personal experiences and numerous interviews, uniquely flavored by his own Mexican American origins.
–Roderic Ai Camp, author of Politics in Mexico: The Democratic Consolidation