Revolution in the Street - Women, Workers, and Urban Protest in Veracruz, 1870-1927

Winner of the 1999 Michael C. Meyer Manuscript Prize.
This book examines the social protests of popular groups in urban Mexico during and after the Mexican Revolution and also shows how the revolution inspired women to become activists in these m

List of contents

Chapter 1 Abbreviations and Acronyms Chapter 2 Introduction: Tenant Protest in Revolutionary Mexico Chapter 3 Birth of the Patio de Vecindad: Urbanization, Popular Housing, and Patriotism in Veracruz Chapter 4 Constitutionalism and Its Discontents Chapter 5 Divided Elites: Political Process and the Rise of Adalberto Tejeda Chapter 6 "Denle al caballo!" The Emergence of Tenant Protest Chapter 7 Viva la Colonia Comunista: Popular Protest and State Housing Reform Chapter 8 'A Perfect Dress Rehearsal for Sovietism': The July Massacre Chapter 9 'Behind the Words and Advanced Posturing of Public Officials': The Debate over State Housing Reform Chapter 10 Closing Political Opportunity for the Revolutionary Syndicate Chapter 11 Fall of the Revolutionary Tenant Syndicates Chapter 12 Conclusion: The Outcome and Legacy of Inquilino Protest in Mexico Chapter 13 Selected Bibliography Chapter 14 Index

About the author

By Andrew Grant Wood

Summary

Winner of the 1999 Michael C Meyer Manuscript Prize, this book examines the social protests of popular groups in urban Mexico during and after the Mexican Revolution.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Wood, Andrew Grant Wood, Wood Andrew Grant
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2003
• EAN: 9780842028806
• ISBN: 978-0-8420-2880-6
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 229 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 449 g
• Series: Latin American Silhouettes; Latin American Silhouettes (Pa; Latin American Silhouettes; Latin American Silhouettes (Pa
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Mexico, Cultural Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, Demonstrations & protest movements