num_pages: 435
description: This essential volume recalls the activities of Emiliano Zapata (1879-1919), a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution; he formed and commanded an important revolutionary force during this conflict. Womack focuses attention on Zapata's activities and his home state of Morelos during the Revolution. Zapata quickly rose from his position as a peasant leader in a village seeking agrarian reform. Zapata's dedication to the cause of land rights made him a hero to the people. Womack describes the contributing factors and conditions preceding the Mexican Revolution, creating a narrative that examines political and agrarian transformations on local and national levels.
language: English
title: Zapata and the Mexican Revolution
titlecomplete: Zapata and the Mexican Revolution
genres: Biography, War, Latin American History, American, Politics, Spanish Literature, Nonfiction, World History, Biography Memoir, History
ratings_count: 477
awards: awardedAt: 28800000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: History and Biography, awardedAt: 28800000
name: Bolton-Johnson Prize
publisher: Alfred A. Knopf