| Contents |
The promise of Cardenismo in rural Morelos -- The limits of Cardenismo: the emergence of Rubén Jaramillo -- The logic of compromise: the forgotten tale of Antonio Jaramillo -- Undoing of rural autonomy: the rise and fall of Porfirio Jaramillo -- A laboratory for state-sponsored violence, 1952-1958 -- Taking history forward: the institutionalization of authoritarianism, 1958-1962 -- Searching for new heroes, 1962 and beyond -- Conclusion. |
| Abstract |
"In this political history of twentieth-century Mexico, Gladys McCormick argues that the key to understanding the immense power of the long-ruling Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) is to be found in the countryside. While historians have commonly focused on populists and their relationship with urban workers, McCormick looks instead at large-scale sugar cooperatives in Morelos and Puebla, two major agricultural regions that serve as microcosms of events across the nation, and argues that Mexico's rural peoples, despite shouldering much of the financial burden of modernization policies, formed the PRI regime's most fervent base of support"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2015026768 |
| ISBN | 9781469627748 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1469627744 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
