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Book Review | The Journal of American History, 86.4 | The History Cooperative

Pragmatismo y principios. La relación conflictiva entre México y Estados Unidos, 1810-1942 (Pragmatism and principles. The conflictive relationship between Mexico and the United States, 1810-1942). Coord. by Ana Rosa Suárez Argüello. (Mexico City: Instituto Mora, 1998. 456 pp. Paper, isbn 968-6914-74-9.) In Spanish. México al tiempo de su guerra con Estados Unidos (1846-1848) (Mexico at the time of its war with the United States [1846-1848]). Coord. by Josefina Zoraida Vázquez. (Mexico City: Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores, El Colegio de México, y Fondo de Cultura Económica, 1997. 692 pp. Paper, isbn 968-16-5375-0.) In Spanish.

These two collections of historical essays impressively display recent Mexican scholarship and increased use of Mexican sources. Pragmatismo y principios contains eight articles, mostly treating the tactics of the Mexican government since the Mexican War in achieving Mexican goals without risking another disastrous confrontation. These tactics consisted mainly of anticipating and avoiding American opposition or exploiting American weaknesses, in particular the internal divisions between government and states, executive and legislature, and White House and State Department and the rivalries of parties and economic groups. . . .

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