Mexico's Hidden Revolution
Subtitle: The Catholic Church in Law and Politics Since 1929
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
Published: January 1996
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 193
ISBN-13: 9780268014186
Subjects: Central government; Laws of Other Jurisdictions & General Law; Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church; Inter-war period, 1918-1939; Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000; Second World War, 1939-1945; Church And Government; Roman Catholic Church; Politics / Current Events; History: World; General; 20th century; Catholic Church; Church and state; History; Mexico; Politics and government
Description: Mexico's Hidden Revolution is the first book to examine the relationship between the Catholic church and the government in Mexico from 1929 until the present. Following the Mexican Revolution, religion was constitutionally banned from the political sphere, church property was seized, and clerical attire was outlawed in public. Yet, as this fascinating study demonstrates, behind the scenes the church and government had a tacit understanding that has led to cooperation rather than conflict.

Reich's empirical and theoretical analysis in Mexico's Hidden Revolution will interest scholars and students in the fields of Latin American history, legal history, political science, and religious studies. In addition, all readers interested in the current constitutional debates in Mexico over the appropriate role for Catholicism in public life will find Mexico's Hidden Revolution an important and timely book.