Alan Knight (Ox Professor Emeritus of the History of Latin America

Broschiertes Buch

The Mexican Revolution

A Very Short Introduction

Beschreibung

The Mexican Revolution was a 'great' revolution, decisive for Mexico, important within Latin America, and comparable to the other major revolutions of modern history. Alan Knight offers a succinct account of the period, from the initial uprising against Porfirio DÃ az and the ensuing decade of civil war, to the enduring legacy of the Revolution.

Autor

Alan Knight is Professor Emeritus of the History of Latin America at Oxford University. His work focuses on twentieth-century Mexico, but also ranges into earlier periods of Mexican history, as well as broader modern Latin American history. He has been a Guggenheim Fellow, a Leverhulme Research Reader, and a Fellow of the British Academy and, in 2010, he was awarded the Aztec Eagle by the Mexcan government. Previous books include The Mexican Revolution: Porfirians, Liberals and Peasants (CUP, 2002).

Produktdetails

• Very Short Introductions
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: Februar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 172mm x 111mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 118g
• ISBN-13: 9780198745631
• ISBN-10: 019874563X
• Artikelnr.: 42967510