“Mexico in the Time of Cholera is a sophisticated piece of scholarship—not to mention one that reads like a novel. Opening a clear window onto the Republic in its earliest years, Stevens deserves high praise for a fine achievement. Highly recommended.”—T. P. Bowman, Choice
“A beautifully written, carefully analyzed, and deeply sourced examination of culture and society in the midst of epidemic in the mid-nineteenth century.”—Rocky Mountain Council for Latin American Studies
“Stevens brings both thoughtfulness and playfulness to his interpretations. . . . In each chapter, Stevens draws concrete and persuasive conclusions about popular expressions of Catholicism.”—Nora E. Jaffary, Medical History
“A creative study of intimate and interior lives.”—Farren Yero, Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies
“Stevens has captured the nuanced nature of the daily lives of nineteenth-century Mexicans by transforming the dry numbers of births, marriages, and burials into an enjoyable narrative capable of presenting a portrait of how people lived, loved, and died. Stevens offers insights into Mexicans’ attitudes toward Catholic doctrine and practice and their ideas about gender, children, marriage, class, and sociability by deftly weaving extensive archive work in parish records with engaging tales from literature and memoirs.”—Michael T. Ducey, author of A Nation of Villages: Riot and Rebellion in the Mexican Huasteca, 1750–1850
