The Mexican Revolution, 1910-1940

The Mexican Revolution, 1910-1940
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This judicious history of modern Mexicoâ‚¬s revolutionary era will help all readers, and in particular students, understand the first great social uprising of the twentieth century. In 1911, land-hungry peasants united with discontented political elites to overthrow General Porfirio DÂaz, who had ruled Mexico for three decades. Gonzales offers a path breaking overview of the revolution from its origins in the DÂaz dictatorship through the presidency of radical General LÂ¡zaro CÂ¡rdenas (1934-1940) drawn from archival sources and a vast secondary literature.
His interpretation balances accounts of agrarian insurgencies, shifting revolutionary alliances, counter-revolutions, and foreign interventions to delineate the triumphs and failures of revolutionary leaders such as Francisco I. Madero, Pancho Villa, Emiliano Zapata, Alvaro ObregÂ³n, and Venestiano Carranza. What emerges is a clear understanding of the tangled events of the period and a fuller appreciation of the efforts of revolutionary presidents after 1916 to reinvent Mexico amid the limitations imposed by a war-torn countryside, a hostile international environment, and the resistance of the Catholic Church and large land-owners.
Country USA
Brand University of New Mexico Press
Manufacturer University of New Mexico Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Ill.
ReleaseDate 2002-02-04
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780826327802

Country	USA
Brand	University of New Mexico Press
Manufacturer	University of New Mexico Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Ill.
ReleaseDate	2002-02-04
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780826327802

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