Mexico at the crossroads
Subtitle: politics, the Church, and the poor
By: Michael Tangeman.
Publisher: Orbis Books
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Maryknoll, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 138
Subjects: Catholic Church -- Mexico -- History -- 20th century; Christianity and politics -- Catholic Church -- History -- 20th century; Church work with the poor -- Mexico -- History -- 20th century; Church work with the poor -- Catholic Church -- History -- 20th century; Church and state -- Mexico -- History -- 20th century; Church and state -- Catholic Church -- History -- 20th century; Mexico -- Church history -- 20th century; Mexico -- Politics and government -- 1988-
Description: On New Year's Day, 1994, the uprising of Indian peasants in Chiapas, Mexico signalled a dramatic new chapter in a long history that began five hundred years ago. That history involves three major players: the rich and powerful elite, the church, and the poor majority.

In Mexico at the Crossroads veteran correspondent Michael Tangeman explores the history of interaction between these rival forces in America's closest neighbor, beginning with the arrival of Spanish conquistadors and missionaries in the sixteenth century, through the era of independence, revolution, and emergence of the modern nation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 120-130) and index.