Historical Dictionary of Mexico

Tracing the historical development of Mexico from the pre-Hispanic period to the present, the Historical Dictionary of Mexico, Third Edition, is an excellent resource for students, teachers, researchers, and the general public. This reference work includes a detailed chronology, an introduction surveying the country’s history, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section includes cross-referenced entries on the historical actors who shaped Mexican history, as well as entries on politics, government, the economy, culture, and the arts.

Amelia M. Kiddle is an associate professor of history at the University of Calgary and a specialist in the political and cultural history of Mexican foreign relations. She has published Mexico’s Relations with Latin America during the Cárdenas Era (2016) and three edited and co-edited volumes on twentieth-century Mexican and energy history. She is the editor-in-chief of the Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

Ryan M. Alexander is an associate professor of history at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh specializing in Mexican and Latin American history. He published Sons of the Mexican Revolution: Miguel Alemán and his Generation (2016) and has published on a variety of topics in Mexican history, most recently public health during the Mexican Revolution. He is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Global South Studies.