Survivors in Mexico

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Publication Year:
2011

ISBN-13: 9781453206775

<DIV><DIV><B>A travelogue and historical exploration of Mexico from one of the twentieth century&rsquo;s greatest travel writers</B></DIV><DIV><BR /> Dame Rebecca West travels through Mexico and explores its people, history, religion, and culture in her unfinished work <I>Survivors in Mexico</I>, carefully stitched together by Bernard Schweizer in this posthumously published edition. West tackles the country&rsquo;s broad historical legacy&mdash;the Spanish conquest and Mexican revolution, the muralist movement, race relations, and contemporary life&mdash;and delves into the personal, intimate lives of key figures such as Hern&aacute;n Cort&eacute;s, Montezuma, Dr. Atl, Diego Rivera, and Leon Trotsky.</DIV><DIV>&#160;</DIV><DIV>Conceived as a companion to West&rsquo;s masterful classic <I>Black Lamb and Grey Falcon</I>, this book showcases the complexity of West&rsquo;s character, addresses the paradoxes inherent in her work, and allows for a mature understanding of her ideology.</DIV><DIV>&#160;</DIV><DIV>This ebook features an illustrated biography of Rebecca West featuring rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the Department of Special Collections and University Archives, McFarlin Library, at the University of Tulsa.</DIV></DIV>