Revolutionary Mexico : the coming and process of the Mexican Revolution

This acclaimed reinterpretation of the Mexican Revolution, based on new evidence obtained in Mexican and American archives and on the historical literature of recent years, is available here in the tenth anniversary edition, complete with a new Preface by the author. Contents Preface Introduction Part I. The Ancien Régime 1 The Peasantry 2 The Industrial and Urban Workers 3 The Pequeña Burguesía and Provincial Elites 4 The Seizure of Power: Porfirio Díaz, American Expansion, and the Revolution of Tuxtepec 5 The Growth of the Porfirian Economy and the American Intrusion 6 The Crisis of the Porfirian Political Economy 7 Global Causation: Iran, China, Russia, and Mexico Part II. The Revolution 8 Elite Crisis and Mass Mobilization, 1910-1914 9 Class Confrontation, American Intervention, and Workers’ Defeat, 1914-1916 10 Elite Synthesis and Sociopolitical Reorganization, 1916—1924 Conclusion Epilogue Notes Introduction One: The Peasantry Two: The Industrial and Urban Workers Three: The Pequeña Burguesía and Provincial Elites Four: The Seizure of Power: Porfirio Díaz, American Expansion, and the Revolution of Tuxtepec Five: The Growth of the Porfirian Economy and the American Intrusion Six: The Crisis of the Porfirian Political Economy Seven: Global Causation: Iran, China, Russia, and Mexico Eight: Elite Crisis and Mass Mobilization, 1910-1914 Nine: Class Confrontation, American Intervention, and Workers’ Defeat, 1914—1916 Ten: Elite Synthesis and Sociopolitical Reorganization, 1916—1924 Epilogue Bibliography Index This acclaimed reinterpretation of the Mexican Revolution, based on new evidence obtained in Mexican and American archives and on the historical literature of recent years, is a major and original contribution to our understanding of Mexican history. Perhaps Hart's most significant contribution is placing the Revolution in the context of worldwide nationalistic uprisings which occurred in the early 20th-century in places such as Russia, Iran and China. An impressive piece of scholarship. This reinterpretation of the Mexan Revolution, based on new evidence obtained in Mexican and American archives and on the historical literature of recent years ...." --Front inside flap of cover John Mason Hart. Includes Bibliographies And Index.