In the shadow of the Mexican revolution : contemporary Mexican history, 1910-1989 /
by Héctor Aguilar Camín and Lorenzo Meyer ; translated by Luis Alberto Fierro.
- 1st ed.
- Austin : University of Texas Press, 1993.
- viii, 287 p. ; 24 cm.
- Translations from Latin America series .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-273) and index.
Preface1. In the Path of Madero: 1910-19132. The Revolutions Are the Revolution: 1913-19203. From the Caudillo to the Maximato: 1920-19344. The Cardenista Utopia: 1934-19405. The Mexican Miracle: 1940-19686. The Fading of the Miracle: 1968-1984 7. The Beginning of a Painful Transition Bibliography Index
Intends to cover the history of contemporary Mexico during the twentieth century. This book focuses on the Mexican Revolution, the gradual consolidation of institutions, the Cardenas regime, the "Mexican economic miracle" and its subsequent collapse, and the transition toward a new historical period.