Acapulco in Dreams and Reality

Stephen R. Niblo, La Trobe University, Melbourne, is an historian who has written widely on the history of Mexico and Mexico-US relations. Among his books are: Mexico in the 1940s: Modernity, Politics and Corruption (1999) (Spanish translation forthcoming with Editorial Oceano), War, Diplomacy and Development: The United States and Mexico, 1938–1954 (1995) and Lázaro Cárdenas: Dos pasos adelante, un paso atrás (2000). He and Barry Carr are working on a history of Mexico since 1940.

Diane M. Niblo is a senior lecturer at RMIT University in Organizational Psychology. She earned her PhD from the University of Melbourne, Australia. Her interests are in tourism, crime and private security. She is particularly interested in the triangulation of qualitative and quantitative methodologies and cross-cultural issues in research. Among her recent publications are: D. M. Niblo and M. S. Jackson, “A Model for Combining the Qualitative EMIC Approach with the Quantitative ETIC Approach”, Australian Psychologist 39:2 (2004), D. M. Niblo and M. S. Jackson “Pro active Versus Reactive Security Strategies in Hotels”, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism 4: 1 (2006) and D.M. Niblo & M.S. Jackson, “The Organisation of Security in Hotels”, Tourism Development Journal 2&3 (2005).