Waking the Dictator: Veracruz, the Struggle for Federalism and the Mexican Revolution 1824-1927

Koth, Karl B.;Koth, Karl

ISBN 10: 1552380319 / ISBN 13: 9781552380314

Edité par Univ of Calgary Pr, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2002

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Very good copy. (see picture) Bottom right front corner has a small crease to page 10.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Waking the Dictator: Veracruz, the Struggle for Federalism and the Mexican Revolution 1824-1927
• Éditeur: Univ of Calgary Pr, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• Date de parution: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1552380319
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781552380314
• Reliure: Trade Paperback
• État de l'article: Very Good
• État de la jaquette: No Jacket

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Synopsis

Waking the Dictator is a study of federalism in late-nineteenth-century Veracruz State. It is also a politico-military analysis and an evaluation of social-revolutionary relations in the epoch of the Porfiriato and the Mexican Revolution.

Koth interprets the Mexican Revolution across two axes: one is the heightened struggle for federalism, i.e., the conflict between the state of Veracruz and the central government; and the other is the class struggle that was brought into sharp relief by the violent social and military upheaval. Koth illustrates why and how, in 1927, President Plutarco Elías Calles crushed federalism, suppressed the aspirations of working classes, and co-opted a re-emergent Veracruz bourgeoisie.

In Koth's view, the initial promises of the Mexican Revolution were never fulfilled. The old rancor born of elite control and the loss of federalism still brews not far beneath the surface of contemporary Mexican politics.

This is the first modern, comprehensive, and analytical history of the Porfiriato and Mexican Revolution in Veracruz.

À propos de l?auteur

Karl B. Koth, a researcher of Mexican history for over twenty years, has published extensively in the field. His travels and scholarly research have taken him throughout the Caribbean, Latin America, and North America. He has taught history in Jamaica, Mexico, and Canada. He teaches in the history department at the University of Manitoba.