Mexico and the United States, 1821-1973: Conflict and Coexistence

"This volume... is a survey of the political, economic, and cultural contacts between Mexico and the United States viewed in the context of the relations between a small power and a great power. Karl M. Schmitt, a specialist in modern Mexico, contrasts and analyzes the uneven development of the two nations and demonstrates that, after a short period of indifference, the United States became determined first to acquire Mexican territory and then to dominate the Mexican economy. His central t...