The Mexican Revolution: 1910-1940 (Dialogos Series, 12)
by Michael J. Gonzales
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Author: Michael J. GonzalesEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-02-04
ISBN: 082632780X
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
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Book Review: A recommended, basic library pick
Summary: 5 Stars
This history of Mexico's revolutionary era is a recommended, basic library pick for any high school or college-level library with resources on Mexican history and culture. Gonzales considers not only the events but the foundations of the revolution where were laid back in 1911 when the Diaz dictatorship prompted resentment and restlessness. His interpretation is meant to embrace different experiences and interests and provides a well-rounded and clear portrait of Mexican revolutionary events.
Summary of The Mexican Revolution: 1910-1940 (Dialogos Series, 12)
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 DÃaz, who had ruled Mexico for three decades. Gonzales offers a path breaking overview of the revolution from its origins in the DÃaz dictatorship through the presidency of radical General Lázaro Cárdenas (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 Obregón, 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.
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