Mexico and the United States share a border of more than 2,000 miles, and their histories and interests have often intertwined. The Mexican Revolution, which began in 1910 and continued in one form or another for the next thirty years, was keenly observed by U.S. citizens, especially those directly involved in Mexico through property ownership, investment, missionary work, tourism, journalism, and education. It differed from many other revolutions in this century in that Marxist–Leninist theory was only one of many radical and reformist influences.
Historian John A. Britton examines contemporary accounts written by Americans commenting on social upheaval south of the border: radical writers John Reed, Anita Brenner, and Carlton Beals; novelists Katherine Anne Porter and D.H. Lawrence; social critics Stuart Chase and Waldo Frank; and banker-diplomat Dwight Morrow, to mention a few.
Their writings constitute a valuable body of information and opinion concerning a revolution that offers important parallels with liberation movements throughout the world today. Britton's sources also shed light on the many contradictions and complexities inherent in the relationship between the United States and Mexico.
Author(s): John A. Britton
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Year: 2014
Language: English
Pages: 288
City: Lexington
Cover
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Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Revolution in Context
2 A Search for Meaning
3 Revolutionary Enthusiasm
4 The Limits of the Techniques of Hospitality
5 Reactions on the Left and the Right
6 The Liberal Mainstream and Radical Undercurrents
7 Two Errant Pilgrims and an Anthropologist
8 Pilgrims without a Shrine
9 Mexico under Cárdenas
10 The Revolution beneath the Revolutionary Image
11 Friendly Dissenters
12 The Changing Image
13 From Selective Amnesia to New Liberal Orthodoxy
14 The Persistence of Doubt
15 A Relevant Legacy
Notes
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