A Concise History of Mexico by Jan Bazant
Jan Bazant has woven into a coherent whole the chaotic series of political and social upheavals that characterised Mexican history from the start of the struggle for independence through the completion of basic social reforms in 1940. The colonial reaction to the forced loans exacted by the Spanish government in 1805 to finance its war against Great Britain was, in Professor Bazant's view, the starting point of the Mexican independence movement. She argues that a new phase of Mexican history began when the liberals abolished the power and wealth of the Catholic Church. Mexico's rapid economic growth in the last quarter of the nineteenth century was largely the result of the stable political climate created by the dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz. Under Diaz however, most rural areas remained backward and it was precisely the contradiction between the urban, industrial economy and the traditional structure of the countryside that led to the Mexican civil war between 1910 and 1920. The agrarian reform finally transformed the rigid social system and created Mexico as we see it today.
'[This book] is cogent and authoritative and will provide an account of the development of modern Mexico which will be widely used and debated for years to come' John H. Elliot, The institute for Advanced Study, Princeton
Jan Bazant is a senior researcher at the Institute of Philosophy in Prague. He was previously director of the Institute for Classical Studies.
Nina Bazantovü¾Œ–”¼ is an art historian and former curator of historical textiles at the Museum of Applied Arts in Prague.
Frances Starn is a writer living in Berkeley, California.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521291736 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521291739 |
| Title | A Concise History of Mexico |
| Author | Jan Bazant |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1977-05-27 |
| Number of pages | 236 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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