The last caudillo [[electronic resource] ] : Alvaro Obregón and the Mexican Revolution / / Jürgen Buchenau

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910141137203321
• Autore: Buchenau Jürgen <1964->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Malden, Mass., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011
• ISBN: 1-4443-9727-3; 1-283-40859-7; 9786613408594; 1-4443-9719-2; 1-4443-9717-6; 1-4051-9902-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (234 p.)
• Collana: Viewpoints/Puntos de vista : themes and interpretations in Latin American history
• Disciplina: 972.08/16092
• Soggetti: Caudillos - Mexico; Generals - Mexico; Presidents - Mexico; Electronic books.; Mexico History Revolution, 1910-1920; Mexico Politics and government 1910-1946
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [178]--209) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The Last Caudillo: Alvaro Obregón and the Mexican Revolution; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1: The Background of the Last Caudillo; From Santa Anna to Díaz; The Sonoran Background; 2: An Improvised Leader, 1880 - 1913; Obregón's Early Years; Obregón and the Beginning of the Mexican Revolution; Obregón's First Campaign; 3: Chaos and Triumph, 1913 - 1916; Obregón and the War Against Huerta; Obregón and the Clash Between Carranza and Villa; Obregón in the War Between the Factions; 4: The Path to Power, 1916 - 1920; Obregón's Emergence as a Political LeaderThe Cincinnatus of the West (Part One); The Campaign for the Presidency; 5: The President, 1920 - 1924; The Construction of Obregón's Political Machine; Rebuilding the ; Nation; The Violent Breakup of the Sonoran Alliance; 6: The Last Caudillo, 1924 - 1928; A Troubled Agribusiness; The Cincinnatus of the West (Part Two); The Second Presidential Campaign; The Death of the Caudillo; 7: The Unquiet Grave; After the Caudillo; An Arm and a Revolution on a Stage; A Revolution and a Leader Lose Respect; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The Last Caudillo presents a brief biography of the life and times of General Alvaro Obregón, along with new insights into the Mexican Revolution and authoritarian rule in Latin America.Features a succinct biography of the life and times of a fascinating figure in Mexico's revolutionary pastRepresents the most analytical and up-to-date study of caudillo/military strongman ruleSheds new light on the networks and discourse practices that support rulers such as the Castros in Cuba and Hugo Chávez in Venezuela, and the emergence of modern MexicoOffers new insights into t