The Last Caudillo
Alvaro Obregón and the Mexican Revolution
Nonfiction, History, Americas, Latin America
| Author: | Jürgen Buchenau | ISBN: | 9781444397185 |
| Publisher: | Wiley | Publication: | February 4, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jürgen Buchenau |
| ISBN: | 9781444397185 |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Publication: | February 4, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Language: | English |
The Last Caudillo presents a brief biography of the life and times of General Alvaro Obregón, along with new insights into the Mexican Revolution and authoritarian rule in Latin America.
- Features a succinct biography of the life and times of a fascinating figure in Mexico's revolutionary past
- Represents the most analytical and up-to-date study of caudillo/military strongman rule
- Sheds new light on the networks and discourse practices that support rulers such as the Castros in Cuba and Hugo Chávez in Venezuela, and the emergence of modern Mexico
- Offers new insights into the role of leadership, the nature of revolution, and the complex forces that helped shape modern Mexico
The Last Caudillo presents a brief biography of the life and times of General Alvaro Obregón, along with new insights into the Mexican Revolution and authoritarian rule in Latin America.
- Features a succinct biography of the life and times of a fascinating figure in Mexico's revolutionary past
- Represents the most analytical and up-to-date study of caudillo/military strongman rule
- Sheds new light on the networks and discourse practices that support rulers such as the Castros in Cuba and Hugo Chávez in Venezuela, and the emergence of modern Mexico
- Offers new insights into the role of leadership, the nature of revolution, and the complex forces that helped shape modern Mexico
