The Mexican Revolution, Volume 1: Porfirians, Liberals, and Peasants
Based on his own extensive research on the role of foreign interests in the Mexican Revolution along with information drawn from recent monographs, Knight has written a solid narrative history of the decade 1910-20. He views the Mexican Revolution as the last of the great 18th-century revolutions. Essentially a nationalist revolution, it "served to reinforce rather than to subvert many of the features of the old regime it overthrew." The great strength of Knight's history is his focus on the provincial and local scenes rather than the national scene. This is revolution from the bottom up. Of the central characters, Knight often reaches conclusions which differ from traditional assessements, thus offering a new perspective from which to view their conflicting roles. While some may take exception to Knight's assessments, on balance, there is no doubt that his work is truly a monument to the revolution it so brilliantly describes. Brian E. Coutts, Rice Univ. Lib., HoustonCopyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.