This judicious history of modern Mexico\'s revolutionary era will help all readers, and in particular students, understand the first great social uprising of the twentieth century.
Gonzales offers a path breaking overview of the Revolution from its origins in the D az dictatorship through the presidency of radical General L zaro C rdenas (1934-1.
In 1911, land-hungry peasants united with discontented political elites to overthrow General Porfirio D az, who had ruled Mexico for three decades.
This judicious history of modern Mexico\'s revolutionary era will help all readers, and in particular students, understand the first great social uprising of the twentieth century