The Last Caudillo: Alvaro Obreg?n and the Mexican Revolution (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781405199032)

The Last Caudillo presents a brief biography of the life and times of General Alvaro Obreg n, 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 Ch vez 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

Author: J?rgen Buchenau
ISBN-10: 1405199032
ISBN-13: 9781405199032
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English
Published: 04/18/2011
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 11/01/2011