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Mexico : biography of power: a history of modern Mexico, 1810-1996 / Enrique Krauze ; translated by Hank Heifetz.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Spanish Analytics: Show analyticsPublication details: New York, NY : HarperCollinsPublishers, 1997.Description: xix, 872 p. : ill., maps., photgrs. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0060163259
  • 9780060163259
Uniform titles:
  • México : biografía del poder Inglés
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 972/.04
LOC classification:
  • 112 F 1231.5 K91m 1997
Contents:
Introduction: Past, present and future -- Centenary fiestas -- Grito -- Paseo and the city -- Revolution -- Weight of the past: Children of Cuauhtâemoc -- 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.
Summary: 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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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) 112 F 1231.5 K91m 1997 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000081697

Translated from the Spanish.

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

Introduction: Past, present and future -- Centenary fiestas -- Grito -- Paseo and the city -- Revolution -- Weight of the past: Children of Cuauhtâemoc -- 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.

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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