The U.S. and Mexico : the bear and the porcupine / Jeffrey Davidow.

Includes index.

Clearing the land -- The ambivalence -- White House to Casablanca -- The flower wars -- Certifiably insane -- Running in vicious circles -- Fingers, locks, and primaries -- Dancing on marbles in Chinatown -- The Caribbean three-step -- "Where did all these people come from?" -- The hole in the wall -- Mexico changes course -- Incidents of travel -- The Fox Presidency -- Fidel's revenge -- Visits from planet Washington -- The mothers of all visits -- Enrique -- The negotiation that wasn't -- The end of the honeymoon.

This volume, which presents vignettes of the principal actors in Mexico City and profiles leading US politicians and diplomats, provides a brief analysis of migration and an insightful account of the circumstances that led to Fox's victory.

English.