Acknowledgments  vii

1. Introduction: Revolution and the Negotiation of Rule in Modern Mexico  1

2. Porfirian Modernization and Its Costs  15

3. The Revolution Comes (and Goes), 1910–1913  37

4. The Violent Climax of the Revolution, 1913–1920  55

5. Forging and Contesting a New Nation, 1920–1932  87

6. Resurrecting and Incorporating the Revolution, 1932–1940  117

7. The "Perfect Dictatorship," 1940–1968  141

8. The Embers of Revolution, 1968–2000  167

9. Conclusions: A Revolution with Legs  197

Notes  217

Bibliographical Essay  227

Index  239

"When and to what degree did the epic Revolution go astray? Although the authors, two of the most eminent scholars of revolutionary Mexico, are not shy in expressing their own opinions, this dossier allows readers from undergraduates to expert initiates to judge for themselves. Gilbert M. Joseph and Jürgen Buchenau have given us a crisply written, comparatively informed survey of Mexican political history embracing nearly 150 years of both change and continuity, from Porfirian modernization to the first successful challenge to ruling party hegemony in 2000. If one were to read a single sweeping treatment of modern Mexico, this book might well be at the top of the list."—Eric Van Young, University of California, San Diego

"This comprehensive, highly readable history of the Mexican Revolution from its nineteenth century origins to the end of its institutionalization in 2000 folds acute analysis and the cogent scholarship of several generations of scholars into a fast-clipped narrative that sacrifices neither entertaining humor nor complexity. The first narrative of one of the twentieth century's most interesting and important political experiments is delightfully accessible to students and the general public alike."—Mary Kay Vaughan, coeditor of Sex in Revolution: Gender, Politics, and Power in Modern Mexico

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