Mexico : biography of power : a history of modern Mexico, 1810-1996

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Shows how history becomes biography and the integral role of Mexico's leaders in the events of the nineteenth century, explores the seven presidents of the revolutionary era of 1910-1940, and examines the nation's modern presidency.

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ISBN:

9780060163259
0060163259

Edition:

First edition

Description:

xix, 872 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm

Target Audience Note:

Adult

Other Title:

Biography of power : a history of modern Mexico, 1810-1996

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [799]-854) and index

Contents:

Introduction: Past, present and future
Centenary fiestas
Grito
Paseo and the city
Revolution
Weight of the past: Children of Cuauhtémoc
Legacy of Cortes
Mestizo family
Spanish crown
Mother church
Century of caudillos: Insurgent priests
Collapse of the Creoles
Indian shepherd and the Austrian archduke
Triumph of the Mestizo
Revolution: Francisco I. Madero: Apostle of democracy
Emiliano Zapata: Born anarchist
Francisco Villa: Between angel and iron
Venusians Carranza: Nationalism and the constitution
Alvaro Obregon: Death and the general
Plutarco Elias Calles: Reform from the roots
Lazaro Cardenas: Missionary general
Modern state: Manuel Avila Camacho: Gentleman president
Miguel Aleman: Businessman president and the system
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines: Administrator
Adolfo Lopez Mateos: Orator
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz: Advocate of order
Past and future: Decline of the system: Preacher
Gambler
Lost opportunities
Man who would be king
Theater of history
Source notes
Index

LCCN:

96033046

Control Number:

64439

Other Authors:

Heifetz, Hank, translator

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