A Concise History of Mexico
From Hidalgo to Cardenas 1805-1940
Jan Bazant(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 1. July 1977
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-521-21495-7 (ISBN)
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Jan Bazant has woven into a coherent whole the chaotic series of political and social upheavals that characterised Mexican history from the start of the struggle for independence through the completion of basic social reforms in 1940. The colonial reaction to the forced loans exacted by the Spanish government in 1805 to finance its war against Great Britain was, in Professor Bazant's view, the starting point of the Mexican independence movement. She argues that a new phase of Mexican history began when the liberals abolished the power and wealth of the Catholic Church. Mexico's rapid economic growth in the last quarter of the nineteenth century was largely the result of the stable political climate created by the dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz. Under Diaz however, most rural areas remained backward and it was precisely the contradiction between the urban, industrial economy and the traditional structure of the countryside that led to the Mexican civil war between 1910 and 1920. The agrarian reform finally transformed the rigid social system and created Mexico as we see it today.
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'[This book] is cogent and authoritative and will provide an account of the development of modern Mexico which will be widely used and debated for years to come.' John H. Elliot, The institute for Advanced Study, PrincetonMore details
Language
English
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Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
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Weight
430 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-21495-7 (9780521214957)
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Content
Preface; Introduction; 1. Birth of Mexican Independence, 1805-1821; 2. The Troubled Years, 1821-1855; 3. The Liberal Revolution, 1855-1876; 4. The Era of Porfirio Diaz, 1876-1910; 5. The Civil War, 1910-1920; 6. Social Reforms, 1920-1940; Statistical Tables; Chronology; Notes; Index.