Thomas Benjamin

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A Rich Land, a Poor People

Politics and Society in Modern Chiapas

University of New Mexico Press

Benjamin delineates the basic continuity in the history of Chiapas from the 1890s to 1995.

  • Copyright year: 1996
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Other Mexicos

Essays on Regional Mexican History, 1876-1911

University of New Mexico Press

The value of this collection to students and specialists lies in an expanded understanding of regional history during the Porfiriato, an appreciation for the range of local sources available, and a stimulus to further investigation. The reinterpretation given the Porfiriato also broadens our knowledge of the forces leading to the revolution and still influencing the nation today.

  • Copyright year: 2004
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La Revolución

Mexico's Great Revolution as Memory, Myth, and History

University of Texas Press

This pathfinding book shows how Mexicans from 1910 through the 1950s interpreted the revolution, tried to make sense of it, and, through collective memory, myth-making, and history writing, invented an idea called "la Revolución."

  • Copyright year: 2000
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