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REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNOR: ABRAHAM GONZALEZ AND THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION IN CHIHUAHUA, 1909-1913
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Mexicans in Revolution, 1910-1946
On November 20, 1910, Mexicans initiated the world鈥檚 first popular social revolution. The unbalanced progress of the previous regime triggered violence and mobilized individuals from all classes to demand social and economic justice. In the process they shaped modern Mexico at a cost of two million lives. This accessible and gripping account guides the reader through the intricacies of the revolution, focusing on the revolutionaries as a group and the implementation of social and political changes. In this volume written for the revolution\u27s centennial, William H. Beezley and Colin M. MacLachlan recount how the revolutionary generation laid the foundation for a better life for all Mexicans