Stumbling its way through Mexico : the early years of the Communist International / Daniela Spenser ; translated by Peter Gellert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spenser, Daniela.

Standardized Title:

Primeros tropiezos de la Internacional Comunista en México. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communism--Mexico--History--20th century.

Communism.

Communist International--History--20th century.

Communist International.

Partido Comunista Mexicano--History--20th century.

Partido Comunista Mexicano.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, in association with Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Stumbling Its Way through Mexico records the early attempts by the Moscow-based Communist International to organize and direct a revolutionary movement in Mexico. The period studied, from 1919 to 1929, was characterized at the beginning by a wave of revolutions in Europe that the Bolsheviks expected to grow into an international phenomenon. However, contrary to their expectations, the revolutionary tide ebbed, and the new age they had expected receded into an uncertain future. In response, Moscow sent agents and recruited local leaders worldwide to sustain and train local rev

Contents:

The Bolshevik Revolution on the march

The first stumbles

The soldiers of the world revolution

The encounter with Mexico

The aftermath of the encounter

Epilogue to the first stumbles.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8173-8549-5

OCLC:

772845381