Buchenau, J?rgen
The Last Caudillo: Alvaro Obregn and the Mexican Revolution
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
Keywords: Mexican history, Mexican revolution, machismo, Pauncho Villa, Zapata, cult of personality
- Author(s)
- Buchenau, J?rgen
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2010
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Page amount
- 208 pages
- Category
- History
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9781444397185
- Printed ISBN
- 9781405199032