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Mexico City the impossible city
Title:
Mexico City the impossible city
Author:
Ruiz, Wilson R.
Publication Information:
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2004.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Series:
Global cities
Series Title:
Global cities
Abstract:
Defines Mexico City's globalization in terms of winners and losers, examining how, in the world's largest metropolis, immigration challenges are linked to poverty and population influx from surrounding rural areas. Contrasting the high-tech facilities and fashionable neighborhoods with its sprawling slums and struggling inhabitants, the program outlines the relationship between foreign investment and the worldwide need for cheap labor, which Mexico and its indigenous peoples readily supply. Glimpses into a tech-savvy youth culture and the persistent Zapatista movement reinforce the capital's nickname: City of Contrasts.
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