Jesuit Student Groups, the Universidad Iberoamericana, and Political Resistance in Mexico, 1913-1979 / David Espinosa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Espinosa, David, 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Government, Resistance to--Mexico--History--20th century.

Government, Resistance to.

Church and state--Mexico--History--20th century.

Church and state.

Catholic Church--Mexico--History--20th century.

Catholic Church.

Jesuits--Political activity--Mexico--History--20th century.

Jesuits.

College students--Mexico--Societies, etc--History--20th century.

College students.

Student movements--Mexico--History--20th century.

Student movements.

Mexico--Economic conditions--20th century.

Mexico.

Mexico--Social conditions--20th century.

Mexico--Politics and government--20th century.

Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico City, Mexico)--History--20th century.

Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico City, Mexico).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albuquerque, New Mexico : University of New Mexico Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The history of Mexico in the twentieth century is marked by conflict between church and state. This book focuses on the efforts of the Roman Catholic Church to influence Mexican society through Jesuit-led organizations such as the Mexican Catholic Youth Association, the National Catholic Student Union, and the Universidad Iberoamericana. Dedicated to the education and indoctrination of Mexico's middle- and upper-class youth, these organizations were designed to promote conservative Catholic values. The author shows that they left a very different imprint on Mexican society, training a generation of activists who played important roles in politics and education. Ultimately, Espinosa shows, the social justice movement that grew out of Jesuit education fostered the leftist student movement of the 1960s that culminated in the Tlatelolco massacre of 1968. This study demonstrates the convergence of the Church, Mexico's new business class, and the increasingly pro-capitalist PRI, the party that has ruled Mexico in recent decades. Espinosa's archival research has led him to important but long-overlooked events like the student strike of 1944, the internal upheavals of the Church over liberation theology, and the complicated relations between the Jesuits and the conservative business class. His book offers vital new perspectives for scholars of education, politics, and religion in twentieth-century Mexico"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Church-State Relations from the Porfiriato to the Mexican Revolution, 1876-1917

The Asociación Católica de la Juventud Mexicana, the Mexican Revolution, and the Cristero Rebellion, 1912-1929

The Union Nacional de Estudiantes Católicos, the University of Mexico, and the Partido Acción Nacional : Student Politics, National Politics

The Revival of Catholic Higher Education in Mexico, 1943-1952 : The Centro Cultural Universitario

The "Mexican Economic Miracle" and Vatican II, 1952-1967 : The Universidad Iberoamericana

Tlatelolco, the Corpus Christi Massacre, and the Transformation of the Universidad Iberoamericana, 1968-1979.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780826354617

0826354610

OCLC:

880147772