Lisa Pinley Covert The Mexican Experience sku-55310391

In The Mexican Experience, Lisa Pinley Covert examines how San Miguel de Allende, a town in central Mexico, responded to a century of economic decline. While other Mexican towns pursued industrialization, San Miguel promoted its preserved character. The Guanajuato state legislature designated it a “typical Mexican town” in 1939. Local elites and transnational figures then turned to international tourism to revive the economy and reinforce the town's Mexican identity. Covert traces its development into a UNESCO World Heritage Site with one of Mexico's largest foreign-born populations. She considers how economic development and national identity intersected, and what the shift from agriculture to a service economy meant for the town. The hardcover is listed in Latin American History Books under sku-55310391.You may also like Antonio Augusto Rossotto Ioris Amazon Book sku-340413090.