Inevitable Partnership: Understanding Mexico-U.S. Relations
My book is an accessible survey of US-Mexico relations.  I very much had the general reader in mind when I wrote this con cise, clear volume on the complex US-Mexico relationship.  It covers a broad period from the beginning of the 19th century through the end of the 20th.  I began with a brief history of early US-Mexico relations, focusing on the Texas Sucession, the Mexican War, and the Gadsden Purc hase.  By 1853, one-half of what used to be Mexico had become one-thir d of what is now the US. In succeeding chapters I describe how more th an a century of strained ties has been transformed slowly into a growi ng web of interrelationships that has created what I call an "ine vitable partnership." Separate chapters describe this relationshi p as it concerns such issues as immigration, narcotics trafficking, an d the environment. I conclude the volume with an analysis of the Mexic an political and economic scene as of late 1999, prospects for growing democratization, economic growth, and the future of NAFTA.  It is my hope that this volume will contribute to a better understanding of the complex realities of today's relations between two countries that sha re a two-thousand mile border.