Specters of Revolution - Peasant Guerrillas in the Cold War Mexican Countryside

Zusatztext This book examines a haunting legacy of violence in contemporary Mexico. Alexander Avina writes an engaging and partisan account, but also a serious effort to offer historical clarity on a period that is still too close for detached explanations. Informationen zum Autor Alexander Avina is Assistant Professor of History at Florida State University. Klappentext Specters of Revolution examines the development of two guerrilla insurgencies led by schoolteachers in Mexico during the 1960s. Relying upon recently declassified documents and oral histories, it chronicles a history of nonviolent peasant political action, underscored by long-held rural utopian ideals, radicalized by persistent state terror. Zusammenfassung Specters of Revolution examines the development of two guerrilla insurgencies led by schoolteachers in Mexico during the 1960s. Relying upon recently declassified documents and oral histories, it chronicles a history of nonviolent peasant political action, underscored by long-held rural utopian ideals, radicalized by persistent state terror. Acknowledgments ; Abbreviations ; Introduction: Guerrilla Ghosts in the Mexican Countryside ; Chapter One: Traditions and Legacies of Rebellion ; Chapter Two: A Lesson in Civic Insurgency ; Chapter Three: A Moment of True Democracy ; Chapter Four: Re-treading Old Paths, Forging New Routes ; Chapter Five: "There Was No Other Way" ; Chapter Six: A Poor People's Revolution ; Conclusion: A Poor People's Utopia ; Epilogue: "The Bones Will Tell Us What Happened" ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index

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• Authors: Alexander Avina, Alexander (Assistant Professor of History Avina, Avina Alexander
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.06.2014
• EAN: 9780199936571
• ISBN: 978-0-19-993657-1
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; 20. Jahrhundert (1900 bis 1999 n. Chr.), Mexico, Süd- und Zentralamerika (inklusive Mexiko), Lateinamerika, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, History - General History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, HISTORY / Latin America / Mexico, International Relations, History of the Americas, The Cold War, Cold wars and proxy conflicts, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General