Autobiographical Writings on Mexico

<p> This is the definitive bibliography of autobiographical writings on Mexico. The book incorporates works by Mexicans and foreigners with authors ranging from disinherited peasants women servants and revolutionaries to more famous painters writers singers journalists and politicians. Primary sources of historic and artistic value the writings listed provide multiple perspectives on Mexico's past and give clues to a national Mexican identity.</p><p> This work presents 1850 entries including autobiographies memoirs collections of letters diaries oral autobiographies interviews and autobiographical novels and essays. Over 1500 entries list works from native-born Mexicans written between 1691 and 2003. Entries include basic bibliographical data genre author's life dates narrative dates available translations into English and annotation. The bibliography is indexed by author title and subject and appendices provide a chronological listing of works and a list of selected outstanding autobiographies.</p>