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Setting the Virgin on Fire: Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan Peasants, and the Redemption of the Mexican Revolution
Setting the Virgin on Fire Lazaro Cardenas Michoacan Peasants and the Redemption of the Mexican Revolution
Author: Marjorie Becker
In this beautifully written work, Marjorie Becker reconstructs the cultural encounters which led to Mexico's post-revolutionary government. She sets aside the mythology surrounding president Lzaro Crdenas to reveal his dilemma: until he and his followers understood peasant culture, they could not govern. This dilemma is vividly illustrat...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780520084186
ISBN-10: 0520084187
Publication Date: 1/4/1996
Pages: 188
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Publisher: Univ of California Pr
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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