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The Mexican Revolution (Milestones in Modern World History)
Louise Chipley Slavicek
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Description for The Mexican Revolution (Milestones in Modern World History)
Describes the beginnings of the Mexican Revolution and the social and economic reforms that it brought about. Num Pages: 127 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; YQH. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 399.
The Mexican Revolution, the deadliest social upheaval in Latin American history, erupted in 1910 when political reformers, peasants, and exploited workers overthrew Mexico's longtime dictator, Porfirio Díaz. Although it took just six months for the rebels to defeat Díaz, the revolution would grind on for almost another decade, as a succession of political and military leaders—many of them more interested in securing power for themselves than in helping Mexico's downtrodden masses—vied for control. By the time the revolution petered out in 1920, it had claimed more than a million Mexican lives and left the country's economy in a shambles. Yet ... Read more
The Mexican Revolution, the deadliest social upheaval in Latin American history, erupted in 1910 when political reformers, peasants, and exploited workers overthrew Mexico's longtime dictator, Porfirio Díaz. Although it took just six months for the rebels to defeat Díaz, the revolution would grind on for almost another decade, as a succession of political and military leaders—many of them more interested in securing power for themselves than in helping Mexico's downtrodden masses—vied for control. By the time the revolution petered out in 1920, it had claimed more than a million Mexican lives and left the country's economy in a shambles. Yet ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Chelsea House Pub (L)
Condition
New
Number of Pages
127
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781604134599
SKU
V9781604134599
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