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Record Nr.

UNINA9910141137203321

Autore

Buchenau Jürgen <1964->

Titolo

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

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

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Record Nr.

UNISA996461824803316

Titolo

Internet of things : engineering cyber physical human systems

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Amsterdam] : , : Elsevier B.V., , [2018]-

ISSN

2543-1536

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Soggetti

Internet of things

Embedded Internet devices

Computer networks

Electronic journals

Periodicals.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Refereed/Peer-reviewed