Triumphs and Tragedy
A History of the Mexican People
23 February 1994
Description
A narrative study of Mexico's tumultuous origin and development--from its Olmec, Aztec and Mayan heritage to its present-day incarnation as an independent, but struggling, modern country.
Reviews
"May very likely become the most accessible and comprehensive introduction in English to Mexico's past and present. . . . A triumph." — New York Newsday
"Hard-hitting without being doctrinaire, this vastly illuminating people's history gives value to the collective trauma of a nation decimated by Spanish colonial rule, betrayed by corrupt politicos and incompetent army chiefs, then manipulated into servile dependence on its neighbor to the north." — Publishers Weekly
"An excellent book that will set a new standard for general histories of Mexico. . . . Well written, pithy, and thought-provoking. It is a sweeping, magisterial study that goes far beyond the usual pallid tone of most general histories of Mexico on either side of the border. As a student of Mexico, Ruiz has few peers, and this work will establish a new standard." — Alex M. Saragoza, University of California, Berkeley
Also By: Ramón Eduardo Ruíz 
The Great Rebellion: Mexico 1905-1924
Paperback, 1983
The great rebellion ignited by Francisco Madero's call to arms in 1910 was a momentous event in the turbulent history of Mexico.
Cuba: The Making of a Revolution
Paperback, 1970
In this searching study of the origins of the Cuban Revolution, Ramón Eduardo Ruiz analyzes the Revolution as the climax of long years of struggle. He demonstrates that the Revolution did not...