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Informationen zum Autor J. Justin Castro is an associate professor of history at Arkansas State University. He is the author of Radio in Revolution: Wireless Technology and State Power in Mexico, 1897–1938 (Nebraska, 2016). Klappentext J. Justin Castro is an associate¿professor of history at Arkansas State University. He is the author of Radio in Revolution: Wireless Technology and State Power in Mexico, 1897–1938 (Nebraska, 2016). ¿ ¿ ¿ Zusammenfassung Examines the life of Modesto C. Rolland! a revolutionary propagandist and a prominent figure in the development of Mexico! to gain a better understanding of the role engineers played in creating revolution-era policies and the reconstruction of the Mexican nation. In the telling of Rolland's story! Castro offers a captivating account of the Mexican Revolution. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Matters of Perspective 1. Child of the Porfiriato, Child of the Periphery 2. The Reluctant Revolutionary 3. A Mexican Progressive 4. Back to the Periphery 5. War and Peace 6. Transitions 7. Opportunity, Defeat, and the Death of Virginia Garza de Rolland 8. A Stadium for Stridentopolis 9. Mr. Bothersome 10. The Undersecretary 11. Going Big 12. Out of the Ports and into the Hills Conclusion: Final Thoughts about Modesto Rolland’s Life and Legacy Notes Bibliography Index
