Marxism & communism in twentieth-century Mexico
By: Barry Carr.
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Lincoln
Language: eng
Number of pages: 437
Subjects: Partido Comunista Mexicano -- History; Communism -- Mexico -- History -- 20th century; Socialism -- Mexico -- History -- 20th century; Mexico -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Other titles: Marxism and communism in twentieth-century Mexico.
Description: In spite of the significance of the Mexican political left, which has surged in recent years, little information has been available to English-language readers. In this important book Barry Carr describes the Mexican leftist movement's attempts to come to grips with the Mexican Revolution of 1910-20 and the ruling party that resulted, and its own efforts to radicalize and organize Mexican workers. Carr offers intriguing new material on the Mexican Communist party's international relations, especially with its counterpart in the United States, and on the Mexican background to the assassination of Leon Trotsky in 1940. He also examines the non-communist left as it has emerged since 1960. Based on archival sources, Marxism and Communism in twentieth-Century Mexico is the first study of the entire spectrum of the Mexican left to appear in any language.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [401]-415) and index.