In light of current events related to the North American Free Trade Agreement, the drug war along the border, and immigration issues, Beldon Butterfield’s insightful and informative history of the complex relationship between Mexico and the United States is both timely and useful.

Mexico is changing despite the continued opposition of political forces that want to maintain their unchecked power of the past. Mexico Behind the Mask shows how the road to a more prosperous Mexico seems to be on course.