Background
Oster, Patrick Ralph was born on October 9, 1944 in Harvey, Illinois, United States.
( The Mexicans is a multifaceted portrait of the complex,...)
The Mexicans is a multifaceted portrait of the complex, increasingly turbulent neighbor to our south. It is the story of a country in crisis -- poverty, class tensions, political corruption -- as told through stories of individuals. From AugustÃn, an honest cop, we learn that many in the Mexican police force use torture as their number-one-crime-solving technique; from Julio Scherer Garcia, a leading newspaper editor, we learn how kidnapping and intimidating phone calls stifle people despite his meager income; we hear from a homosexual teacher wary of bigotry in a land of machismo; and many others. Moving from Mexico City discos to remote Indian towns, Patrick Oster tells of Mexicans whose lives reveal something vital about Mexico, and in doing so, helps to understand why many decide to risk their lives in order to have the opportunity to live in the United States.
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(Author Patrick Oster: "(As) Mexico City bureau chief for ...)
Author Patrick Oster: "(As) Mexico City bureau chief for the Knight-Rider newspaper chain...I had reported from twenty-six of Mexico's thirty-one states." "The Mexicans" is a collection of stories about people I met...who have taught me about Mexico as they see it."
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Oster, Patrick Ralph was born on October 9, 1944 in Harvey, Illinois, United States.
Bachelor of Science with honors, Loyola University, Chicago, 1966; student, Glasgow (Scotland) U. Soviet Institute, 1968-1969; Juris Doctor, Cornell Univercity, 1970.
Associate firm, Price, Cushman, Keck, Mahin and Cate, Chicago, 1970-1972; attorney, investigator, Better Government Association, Chicago, 1972-1973; reporter, Chicago Sun-Times, 1973-1974; Washington correspondent, Chicago Sun-Times, 1977-1978; chief Washington bureau, Chicago Sun-Times, 1978-1984; associate editor, United States News & World Report, Washington, 1974-1977; chief Mexico City Bureau, Knight-Ridder Newspapers, 1984-1987; correspondent, Business Week, Brussels, 1990-1994; assistant managing editor, The Bakersfield Californian, 1994-1996.
( The Mexicans is a multifaceted portrait of the complex,...)
(Author Patrick Oster: "(As) Mexico City bureau chief for ...)
M. Sally Anne Jacobsen.