The Eagle's Throne.(Book review)

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**** The Eagle's Throne By Carlos Fuentes, translated by Kristina Cordero Mexican politics, 2020.

In 2020, Mexican president Lorenzo Teran challenges the U.S. superpower by keeping the cost of oil exports to the U.S. high and condemning the American occupation of Colombia. In response, the American president (Condoleezza Rice, naturally) precipitates a nationwide crisis when she cuts off all satellite power--and hence all electronic communications--to Mexico. Suddenly, a...

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