Author : Joseph Howard Green
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780542800672
Total Pages : 1622 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (6 download)
Book Synopsis Workers, Peasants, and State-building During the Mexican Revolution by : Joseph Howard Green
Download or read book Workers, Peasants, and State-building During the Mexican Revolution written by Joseph Howard Green and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 1622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation examines the reconstruction of the Mexican state following the armed phase of the Revolution. Using the example of Jalisco, my focus is on the integration of workers and peasants became into the ruling party, which itself became fused with the state after 1929. I argue that as a result of this incorporation of mass actors into the governing structure of the country, a true transformation took place as post-Revolutionary Mexico clearly stood apart from the Porfiriato (1876-1911). In other words, the Mexican Revolution really was a revolution, an argument that contrasts with much of the revisionist literature. As a result of this thirty year process (1910-40), Mexico also distinguished itself from most Latin American countries during the twentieth century, as the new state brought about a great deal of political stability under the guidance of a quasi-authoritarian state. The role of the peasantry in both politics and their relationship to landed wealth is analyzed in great detail for this period, with a particular concentration on the obstacles poor rural Jaliscienses faced in obtaining land grants as well as their ability to make use of the extensive legislation designed to ameliorate their condition following the growing disparity of wealth during the Reforma. Similarly, the growing strength of the labor movement in Jalisco is examined, which included improved working conditions as laborers developed more bargaining muscle in their relationship with management. The experience of the Revolution and post-Revolutionary periods also created a new and long-lasting culture of labor unionism, as workers' organizations used their collective strength to influence politics and lessen the exploitative environment that their predecessors had endured prior to the Revolution.
