Oscar Lewis
The Children of Sanchez: Autobiography of a Mexican Family.
Random House, 1961. First printing. xxxi/499 pages.
Volume, measuring approximately 6.5" x 9.5", is bound in brown cloth spine and black cloth boards, with stamped silver lettering to spine. Book displays very light shelfwear. Binding is sound. Interior is clean and without markings. Dust jacket, with price of $7.50 on front flap, shows very moderate wear. Jacket is preserved in mylar cover.
Study of a Mexican family living in the Mexico City slum of Tepito, which the author undertook as part of his program to develop his concept of culture of poverty.
"Due to criticisms expressed by members of the family regarding the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) government and Mexican presidents such as Adolfo Ruiz Cortines and Adolfo López Mateos, and its being written by a foreigner, the book was banned in Mexico for a few years before pressure from literary figures resulted in its publication."