Ruth Hellier-Tinoco speaks to a wide range of fields in her book Embodying Mexico: Tourism, Nationalism & Performance. Drawing from the fields of performance studies, ethnomusicology, dance studies, theatre studies, anthropology, iconography and tourism studies, this book will interest scholars of culture and expressive art. Giving a thorough overview of the history of two performances in Mexico, Hellier-Tinoco seeks out the processes by which Mexico and Mexicanness are defined. Examining the Dance of the Old Men and the Night of the Dead as presentations of constructed identity, we read of the author's extensive fieldwork surrounding the Lake Pátzcuaro region of Michoacan, Mexico. Each copy also includes a username and password for a companion website which features audio and video files of performances in various settings.