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Setting the Virgin on Fire : Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán Peasants, and the Redemption of the Mexican Revolution by Marjorie Becker (1996, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of California Press
ISBN-100520084195
ISBN-139780520084193
eBay Product ID (ePID)1058950
Product Key Features
Number of Pages194 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameSetting the Virgin on Fire : Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán Peasants, and the Redemption of the Mexican Revolution
Publication Year1996
SubjectPresidents & Heads of State, World / Caribbean & Latin American, Latin America / General, Sociology / Rural
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorMarjorie Becker
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight11.2 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN94-040327
IllustratedYes
Table Of ContentLIST OF MAPS PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 1. Introduction: Official History and the Myth of Secular Redemption 2. A Culture of Purity and Redemption 3. From the Margins of Purity to the Margins of Danger 4. Call Out a Posse, Gather Up Their Music, Teach Them to Sing: The Reinvention of the Indian in Postrevolutionary Michoacan 5. Revolutionary Lessons, I: Purity up in Smoke 6. Revolutionary Lessons, II: The Compensations of Indianism 7. Some Lessons of Their Own 8. An End to the Innocence Conclusion: The Redemption of the Mexican Revolution SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
SynopsisIn this beautifully written work, Marjorie Becker reconstructs the cultural encounters which led to Mexico's post-revolutionary government. She sets aside the mythology surrounding president LÁzaro CÁrdenas to reveal his dilemma: until he and his followers understood peasant culture, they could not govern. This dilemma is vividly illustrated in MichoacÁn. There, peasants were passionately engaged in a Catholic culture focusing on the Virgin Mary. The Cardenistas, inspired by revolutionary ideas of equality and modernity, were oblivious to the peasants' spirituality and determined to transform them. A series of dramatic conflicts forced CÁrdenas to develop a government that embodied some of the peasants' complex culture. Becker brilliantly combines concerns with culture and power and a deep historical empathy to bring to life the men and women of her story. She shows how Mexico's government today owes much of its subtlety to the peasants of MichoacÁn., In this beautifully written work, Marjorie Becker reconstructs the cultural encounters which led to Mexico's post-revolutionary government. She sets aside the mythology surrounding president Lázaro Cárdenas to reveal his dilemma: until he and his followers understood peasant culture, they could not govern. This dilemma is vividly illustrated in Michoacán. There, peasants were passionately engaged in a Catholic culture focusing on the Virgin Mary. The Cardenistas, inspired by revolutionary ideas of equality and modernity, were oblivious to the peasants' spirituality and determined to transform them. A series of dramatic conflicts forced Cárdenas to develop a government that embodied some of the peasants' complex culture. Becker brilliantly combines concerns with culture and power and a deep historical empathy to bring to life the men and women of her story. She shows how Mexico's government today owes much of its subtlety to the peasants of Michoacán., In this beautifully written work, Marjorie Becker reconstructs the cultural encounters which led to Mexico's post-revolutionary government. She sets aside the mythology surrounding president L zaro C rdenas to reveal his dilemma: until he and his followers understood peasant culture, they could not govern. This dilemma is vividly illustrated in Michoac n. There, peasants were passionately engaged in a Catholic culture focusing on the Virgin Mary. The Cardenistas, inspired by revolutionary ideas of equality and modernity, were oblivious to the peasants' spirituality and determined to transform them. A series of dramatic conflicts forced C rdenas to develop a government that embodied some of the peasants' complex culture. Becker brilliantly combines concerns with culture and power and a deep historical empathy to bring to life the men and women of her story. She shows how Mexico's government today owes much of its subtlety to the peasants of Michoac n.
LC Classification NumberF1234.C233B43 1995
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