The Illusion of Ignorance: Constructing the American Encounter with Mexico, 1877-1920

By Janice Lee Jayes

This book examines the American cultural encounter with Porfirian Mexico in order to understand the U.S.encounter with the world. American ignorance of other nations is not merely a barrier to understanding, but a strategy Americans have chosen to maintain their illusion of U.S. international leadership.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00A2PKDZK
• ISBN13: 9780761853541
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"