Sons of the Mexican Revolution : Miguel Alemán and his generation

The 1946 Mexican Presidential Election Signaled The Ascent Of A New Generation Of Cosmopolitan Civilian Government Officials, Led By The Magnetic Lawyer Miguel Alemán. Supporters Hailed Them As Modernizing Visionaries Whose Policies Laid The Foundation For Unprecedented Economic Growth, While Critics Decried The Administration's Toleration Of Rampant Corruption, Hostility To Organized Labor, And Indifference To The Rural Poor. Setting Aside These Extremes Of Opinion In Favor Of A More Balanced Analysis, Sons Of The Mexican Revolution Traces The Socialization Of This Ruling Generation's Members, From Their Earliest Education Through Their Rise To National Prominence. Using A Wide Array Of New Archival Sources, The Author Demonstrates That The Transformative Political Decisions Made By These Men Represented Both Their Collective Values As A Generation And Their Effort To Adapt Those Values To The Realities Of The Cold War. -- Publisher's Description Introduction: From College Boys To Cadillac Revolutionaries -- Coming Of Age In Revolutionary Mexico City -- Entering The Establishment -- Alemán's Revolution -- Toward A Better Good Neighbor Policy -- Away From Alemanismo -- Conclusion: Of Myths And Miracles -- Epilogue: Alemán After Alemanismo. Ryan M. Alexander. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

The 1946 Mexican presidential election signaled the ascent of a new generation of cosmopolitan civilian government officials, led by the magnetic lawyer Miguel Alemán. Supporters hailed them as modernizing visionaries whose policies laid the foundation for unprecedented economic growth, while critics decried the administration’s toleration of rampant corruption, hostility to organized labor, and indifference to the rural poor. Setting aside these extremes of opinion in favor of a more balanced analysis, Sons of the Mexican Revolution traces the socialization of this ruling generation’s members, from their earliest education through their rise to national prominence. Using a wide array of new archival sources, the author demonstrates that the transformative political decisions made by these men represented both their collective values as a generation and their effort to adapt those values to the realities of the Cold War.

The 1946 Mexican presidential election signaled the ascent of a new generation of cosmopolitan civilian government officials, led by the magnetic lawyer Miguel Alemàn. Sons of the Mexican Revolution traces the socialization of this ruling generation's members, from their earliest education through their rise to national prominence. Using a wide array of new archival sources, Alexander demonstrates that the transformative political decisions made by civilian government officials, after the 1946 election, represented both their collective values as a generation and their effort to adapt those values to the realities of the Cold War