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Textiles from Mexico

Textiles from Mexico


by Chloe Sayer

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 88 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A brief, illustrated survey of the techniques, styles and diversity of textiles produced in Mexico, featuring lively commentary and color photographs. (MEX101, $24.95)

Reader's Companion to Mexico

Reader's Companion to Mexico


by Alan Ryan

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

This fine volume collects some of the best writing on Mexico, including excerpts by John Steinbeck, Langston Hughes, Graham Greene and many others. Each satisfyingly long excerpt is crisply introduced by Ryan with valuable historical and personal context. (MEX34, $17.00)

Travelers' Tales Mexico

Travelers' Tales Mexico


by James O'Reilly | Larry Habegger

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 404 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Outstanding stories and essays on the culture, politics and people of Mexico. A highly readable introduction to the country, organized by topic and featuring Carlos Fuentes, Octavio Paz and excerpts from dozens of travelogues. (MEX03, $17.95)

Nothing to Declare

Nothing to Declare


by Mary Morris

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 250 PAGES
  • FAVORITE
  • OUT OF PRINT

An absorbing memoir of a woman traveling alone throughout Mexico and Central America. Morris, a favorite writer, evokes the people and places she visits in gritty immediate detail. (CAM08, $15.00)

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