Memory, Myth, and Time in Mexico: From the Aztecs to Independence (LLILAS Translations from Latin America Series)

Memory, Myth, and Time in Mexico: From the Aztecs to Independence (LLILAS Translations from Latin America Series) by Florescano, Enrique. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780292724860.

In Memory, Myth, and Time in Mexico, noted Mexican scholar Enrique Florescano’s Memoria mexicana becomes available for the first time in English. A collection of essays tracing the many memories of the past created by different individuals and groups in Mexico, the book addresses the problem of memory and changing ideas of time in the way Mexicans conceive of their history. Original in perspective and broad in scope, ranging from the Aztec concept of the world and history to the ideas of independence, this book should appeal to a wide readership.