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W. Dirk Raat, professor of history at the State University of New York at Fredonia, was the editor of Mexico: From Independence to Revolution. Among his other works is The Mexican Revolution: An Annotated Guide to Recent Scholarship (1982). William H. Beezley, professor of history at North Carolina State University, is the author of Insurgent Governor: Abraham Gonzalez and the Mexican Revolution in Chihuahua (UNP, 1973) and other works."An unusual potpourri of Mexicana that includes academic papers, newspaper articles and official reports, excerpts from the work of Mexican poets and novelists plus a smattering of artwork, cartoons and photographs."-Kirkus Review Kirkus Review
Combining the best new scholarship by modern historians; outstanding work by distinguished Mexicanists of the past; excerpts from mexico's finest fiction, poetry, and commentary; reminiscence; cartoons and illustrations, Twentieth-Century Mexico brilliantly illuminates the Mexican experience from Porfirio Díaz to petrodollars. The concluding chapter ties together the strands of twentieth-century Mexican culture to help U.S. readers understand not only Mexico's present situation but also its relations with the Colossus of the North. Like its predecessor, Mexico: From Independence to Revolution (UNP, 1982), this book includes suggestions for further reading and an index.