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The Last Caudillo: Alvaro Obregon and the Mexican Revolution

By Jurgen Buchenau(eds.) , Jurgen Buchenau(auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2011
ISBN
9781405199025, 9781444397192
DOI
10.1002/9781444397192
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5109193 bytes)
Pages
230\230
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00

Description

The Last Caudillo presents a brief biography of the life and times of General Alvaro Obregon, along with new insights into the Mexican Revolution and authoritarian rule in Latin America. Features a succinct biography of the life and times of a fascinating figure in Mexico's revolutionary past Represents the most analytical and up-to-date study of caudillo/military strongman rule Sheds new light on the networks and discourse practices that support rulers such as the Castros in Cuba and Hugo Chavez in Venezuela, and the emergence of modern Mexico Offers new insights into the role of leadership, the nature of revolution, and the complex forces that helped shape modern Mexico Content: Chapter 1 The Background of the Last Caudillo (pages 11–29): Chapter 2 An Improvised Leader, 1880–1913 (pages 30–56): Chapter 3 Chaos and Triumph, 1913–1916 (pages 57–84): Chapter 4 The Path to Power, 1916–1920 (pages 85–110): Chapter 5 The President, 1920–1924 (pages 111–137): Chapter 6 The Last Caudillo, 1924–1928 (pages 138–163): Chapter 7 The Unquiet Grave (pages 164–177):

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