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Roots of Revolution
The Press and Social Change in Latin America
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2009
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Rebels of the South! It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees. —Inscription dated April 11, 1919, one day after the assassination of Emiliano Zapata, carved on a post at the Borda Garden in Cuernavaca, seen by Frank Tannenbaum in 1923. Peace by Revolution, An Interpretation of Mexico (New York, 1933), page179. Do not wear a shirt of eleven yards, for he who wants to be a Redeemer will be crucified. Guadalajara proverb, quoted in John Reed, Insurgent Mexico. 1914, page 78. Roots of Revolution focuses on the longstanding social and economic ills that caused society to disintegrate into violence during the classic social and economic Latin American revolutions of Mexico from 1910 to 1940, Bolivia since 1952, Cuba since 1959, and Nicaragua since 1979. Peaceful change eluded - temporarily at least - Chile, Argentina and Peru, and the future of Venezuela and other countries is undetermined. Considering the pervasive hunger and illiteracy in Latin America, as well as the inadequate or non-existent medical and educational systems, it is surprising to note that there have only been four classic revolutions with profound social and economic restructuring of society. Based upon the author's firsthand knowledge as a journalist focused on Latin America, this book is designed to give the latest information, historical or present, on such revolutions. The human element is emphasized, including that of the author, but these comments are clearly separated from the body of the work.
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Copyright year
2009
ISBN-Print
978-0-7618-4822-6
ISBN-Online
978-0-7618-4824-0
Publisher
Hamilton Books, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
138
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Contents No access
Acknowledgment No access
Introduction No access
Chapter One. The Mexican Revolution of 1910 No access Pages 1 - 27
Chapter Two. Bolivia: Revolution in the Clouds No access Pages 28 - 57
Photospread No access
Chapter Four. Argentina: Terror in the Global Village No access Pages 84 - 104
Chapter Five. Chile: The Nation that Survived No access Pages 105 - 119
Chapter Six. The Sandinista Revolution in Nicaragua and the Chamorro Family No access Pages 120 - 128
Chapter Seven. The Peruvian Press Law of 1974: A Glimpse of the Future? No access Pages 129 - 138
