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 Richard Grabman - MexFiles
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October 28, 2008
| Gods, Gachupines and Gringos: A People’s History of Mexico
by Richard Grabman | | |
It only took seven years (though with significant breaks for other things), but Gods, Gachupines and Gringos: A People’s History of Mexico has finally gone to press. I’d originally intended an overview for foreigners doing business or studying in Mexico, but the growing importance of Mexican-U.S. relations, the surprising growth of xenophobia in the United States over the “illegal immigration” issue and — as I discovered in west Texas, a genuine need for an English-language, general readers’ history of the Mexican peoples — I was convinced to accept a Mexican publisher’s offer to expand the manuscript into a major work covering the relationship between Mexico and the outside world... from the Olmecs to 2006.
I wrote the first draft, on and off, during my stay in Mexico City (2001-2005). Living in the Texas Big Bend – which doesn’t offer much in the way of distractions (or anything else, including employment) – I rewrote and expanded what is now a 480 page book. Expecting to go to press last spring, I moved to Mazatlán – where unavoidable delays would have driven me stark, raving insane if I didn’t take on a job as “Gestor de proyectos” (project director) for the publisher.
“Advance Review Copies” go out this week. This is a limited run, on slightly lower quality paper, for reviewers and distributors. At this point, the only remaining issue is the price tag on the cover. Our printer is in the United States, and we know the U.S. price ($24.95) but with the current financial situation the price in Mexican Pesos or Canadian Dollars is anyone’s guess right now.
My druthers would be to go ahead and order a first printing, but the publisher insists on waiting for the reviews (glowing, I hope) and a few “blubs” for the back cover. I cannot absolutely, 100 percent guarantee that.copies will be available for Christmas, but there’s hope that printing and distribution (at least in the United States) will meet the holiday schedule.
HOWEVER – if you order Gods, Gachupines and Gringos: A People’s History of Mexico at the U.S. cover price ($24.95) pre-print, the publisher will absorb the shipping costs (U.S., Canada and Mexico). And, of course I earn a much larger percentage of the profits from direct sales than I do through Amazon or your local bookstore.
Pre-print orders are best made through paypal: mazbook(at)prodigy.net.mx .
If you want to pay be credit card or check, it’s possible, but we have only a virtual office in the U.S. and the checks will have to be forwarded to Mexico. If you need to do this, send an e-mail to the publisher (publisher(at)editorialmazatlan.com or mazbook(at)yahoo.com) for details. I can take paypal payments through my own account (richmx2(at)live.com) but it complicates the accounting process – and complicates my life... and my income tax filings in the U.S. and Mexico. |
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