The Mexican Revolution: A Very Short Introduction - Softcover

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Knight, Alan

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9780198745631: The Mexican Revolution: A Very Short Introduction
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ISBN 10: 019874563X ISBN 13: 9780198745631
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2016

Synopsis

The Mexican Revolution defined the socivsilitical experience of those living in Mexico in the twentieth century. Its subsequent legacy has provoked debate between those who interpret the ongoing myth of the Revolution and those who adopt the more middle-of-the-road reality of the regime after 1940.

Taking account of these divergent interpretations, this Very Short Introduction offers a succinct narrative and analysis of the Revolution. Using carefully considered sources, Alan Knight addresses the causes of the upheaval, before outlining the armed conflict between 1910 and 1920, explaining how a durable regime was consolidated in the 1920s, and summing up the social reforms of the Revolution, which culminated in the radical years of the 1930s. Along the way, Knight places the conflict alongside other 'great' revolutions, and compares Mexico with the Latin American countries that avoided the violent upheaval.

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About the Author

Alan Knight is Professor Emeritus of the History of Latin America at Oxford University. His work focuses on twentieth-century Mexico, but also ranges into earlier periods of Mexican history, as well as broader modern Latin American history. He has been a Guggenheim Fellow, a Leverhulme Research Reader, and a Fellow of the British Academy and, in 2010, he was awarded the Aztec Eagle by the Mexcan government. Previous books include The Mexican Revolution: Porfirians, Liberals and Peasants (CUP, 2002).

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
019874563X
ISBN 13 
9780198745631
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
160
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