{"product_id":"palace-politics-jonathan-schlefer-9780292717589","title":"Palace Politics: How the Ruling Party Brought Crisis to Mexico","description":"\u003cp\u003e Bringing rare interviews and meticulous research to the cloaked world of Mexican politics in the mid-twentieth century, \u003ci\u003ePalace Politics\u003c\/i\u003e provides a captivating look at the authoritarian Mexican state--one of the longest-lived regimes of its kind in recent history--as well as the origins of political instability itself, with revelations that can be applied to a variety of contemporary political situations around the globe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Culling a trove of remarkable firsthand accounts from former Mexican presidents, finance ministers, interior ministers, and other high officials from the 1950s through the 1980s, Jonathan Schlefer describes a world in which elite politics planted the seeds of a mammoth socioeconomic crisis. \u003ci\u003ePalace Politics\u003c\/i\u003e outlines the process by which political infighting among small rival factions of high officials drove Mexico to precarious situations at all levels of government. Schlefer also demonstrates how, earlier on, elite cooperation among these factions had helped sustain one of the most stable growth economies in Latin America, until all-or-nothing struggles began to tear the Mexican ruling party apart in the 1970s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A vivid, seamlessly narrated history, \u003ci\u003ePalace Politics\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for anyone seeking to better understand not only the nation next door but also the workings of elite politics in general. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Schlefer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 029271758X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292717589\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.08w x 0.77d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2009 pg. 84","brand":"Jonathan Schlefer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981530857727,"sku":"9780292717589","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4e1aa732-c0ce-419a-be11-f29d9e2a42c0.jpg?v=1683256123","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/palace-politics-jonathan-schlefer-9780292717589","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}