Sons of the Mexican Revolution
Subtitle: Miguel Alemán and His Generation
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: Oct 01, 2016
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780826357397
Description: "The 1946 Mexican presidential election signaled the ascent of a new generation of cosmopolitan civilian government officials, led by the magnetic lawyer Miguel Alemán. Supporters hailed them as modernizing visionaries whose policies laid the foundation for unprecedented economic growth, while critics decried the administration's toleration of rampant corruption, hostility to organized labor, and indifference to the rural poor. Setting aside these extremes of opinion in favor of a more balanced analysis, Sons of the Mexican Revolution traces the socialization of this ruling generation's members, from their earliest education through their rise to national prominence. Using a wide array of new archival sources, the author demonstrates that the transformative political decisions made by these men represented both their collective values as a generation and their effort to adapt those values to the realities of the Cold War." -- Publisher's description
Notes: Source title: Sons of the Mexican Revolution: Miguel Alemán and His Generation (Diálogos Series)