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Architecture in Mexico City, 1940–1980
Kathryn E. O’Rourke
Architecture in Mexico City in the mid-20th century was shaped by rapid economic and urban growth, demographic change, new construction technologies, and politics. Architects adapted ...
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Culture in Mexico during the Miracle and Beyond, 1946–1982
Eric Zolov
Mexican national culture in the period from 1946 to 1982 can be understood by recognizing three overlapping transformations. The first was the consolidation of various national archetypes ...
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The Galíndez Case in the Dominican Republic
Elizabeth Manley
On March 12, 1956, Basque National and Columbia University lecturer Jesús María de Galíndez Suarez disappeared from New York City never to be seen again. While no conclusive evidence was ...
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Japanese Immigration to Brazil
Mieko Nishida
Japanese immigration to Brazil started in 1908 as a replacement for European immigrants to work for the state of São Paulo’s expanding coffee industry. It peaked in the late 1920s and ...
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Mexican Politics, Economy, and Society, 1946–1982
Ryan Alexander
The years immediately following World War II constituted a watershed in Mexico’s political development: the national government, controlled by the recently renamed Institutional ...
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