A Companion to Mexican History and Culture features 40 essays contributed by international scholars that incorporate ethnic, gender, environmental, and cultural studies to reveal a richer portrait of the Mexican experience, from the earliest peoples to the present.

• Features the latest scholarship on Mexican history and culture by an array of international scholars
  
• Essays are separated into sections on the four major chronological eras
  
• Discusses recent historical interpretations with critical historiographical sources, and is enriched by cultural analysis, ethnic and gender studies, and visual evidence
  
• The first volume to incorporate a discussion of popular music in political analysis
  

This book is the receipient of the 2013 Michael C. Meyer Special Recognition Award from the Rocky Mountain Conference on Latin American Studies.