La Revolución : : Mexico's Great Revolution as Memory, Myth, and History / / Thomas Benjamin.

The 1910 Revolution is still tangibly present in Mexico in the festivals that celebrate its victories, on the monuments to its heroes, and, most important, in the stories and memories of the Mexican people. Yet there has never been general agreement on what the revolution meant, what its objectives...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
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Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • The Pantheon of National Heroes
  • Chronology of Events, 1810-1910
  • INTRODUCTION The Revolution with a Capital Letter
  • Chronology of Events, 1911-1928
  • Part One CONSTRUCTION
  • 1. 1911-1913: Every Event's Name Is Itself an Interpretation
  • 2. 1913-1920: Warring Authorities Mean Warring Pasts
  • 3. 1920-1928: Political Domination Involves Historical Definition
  • Chronology of Events, 1928-1968
  • Part Two PERFORMANCE
  • Introduction
  • 4. Festival: A Vigorous Mexico Arising
  • 5. Monument: From the Ruins of the Old Regime
  • 6. History: The Work of Concord and Unification
  • Chronology of Events, 1968ÐPresent
  • Conclusion: Affirming and Subverting the Revolution
  • Notes
  • Sources
  • Bibliography
  • Index