Jürgen Buchenau is professor of history and Latin American studies at UNC Charlotte. He is the author of numerous books, including The Last Caudillo: Alvaro Obregón and the Mexican Revolution, Mexican Mosaic: A Brief History of Mexico, and Plutarco Elías Calles and the Mexican Revolution.

...Both authoritative and digestible. An ideal primer for readers interested in these countries’ intertwined histories

• PrefaceIntroduction1. Colonizing North America, 1519-1823 2. Carving Up Mexico, 1823-18533. Investments over Annexations, 1853-1877 4. Gilded Ages, 1877-1910 5. In a World in Turmoil, 1910-1945 6. Between Development and the Cold War, 1945-1982 7. The Neoliberal Era, 1982-2016 EpilogueReferencesIndex

Jürgen Buchenau is professor of history and Latin American studies at UNC Charlotte. He is the author of numerous books, including The Last Caudillo: Alvaro Obregón and the Mexican Revolution, Mexican Mosaic: A Brief History of Mexico, and Plutarco Elías Calles and the Mexican Revolution.

...Both authoritative and digestible. An ideal primer for readers interested in these countries’ intertwined histories

• PrefaceIntroduction1. Colonizing North America, 1519-1823 2. Carving Up Mexico, 1823-18533. Investments over Annexations, 1853-1877 4. Gilded Ages, 1877-1910 5. In a World in Turmoil, 1910-1945 6. Between Development and the Cold War, 1945-1982 7. The Neoliberal Era, 1982-2016 EpilogueReferencesIndex

Jürgen Buchenau is professor of history and Latin American studies at UNC Charlotte. He is the author of numerous books, including The Last Caudillo: Alvaro Obregón and the Mexican Revolution, Mexican Mosaic: A Brief History of Mexico, and Plutarco Elías Calles and the Mexican Revolution.

...Both authoritative and digestible. An ideal primer for readers interested in these countries’ intertwined histories

• PrefaceIntroduction1. Colonizing North America, 1519-1823 2. Carving Up Mexico, 1823-18533. Investments over Annexations, 1853-1877 4. Gilded Ages, 1877-1910 5. In a World in Turmoil, 1910-1945 6. Between Development and the Cold War, 1945-1982 7. The Neoliberal Era, 1982-2016 EpilogueReferencesIndex