TY - BOOK AU - Monsiváis,Carlos AU - Kraniauskas,John TI - Mexican postcards T2 - Critical studies in Latin American and Iberian cultures SN - 0860916049 U1 - 972.082 PY - 1997/// CY - London, New York PB - Verso KW - Civilización moderna KW - 1950- KW - México KW - Civilización KW - Siglo XX N1 - Incluye índice; Critical closeness: the chronicle-essays of Carlos Monsiváis -- Mexico 1890-1976: high contrast, still life -- Identity hour or, What photos would you take of the endless city? -- Tradition hour -- Dancing: the funky dive -- Yes, nor do the dead speak, unfortunately: Juan Rulfo -- Dolores del Río: the face as institution -- Cantinflas: that's the point! -- Tin tan: the Pachuco -- The boy Fidencio and the roads to ecstasy --Millenarianisms in Mexico: from Cabora to Chiapas -- "Red news": the crime pages in Mexico -- Bolero: a history -- A new catechism for reluctant Indians ER -