The Sonoran Dynasty in Mexico : Revolution, Reform, and Repression / Jürgen Buchenau.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buchenau, Jürgen, 1964- author.

Series:

Confluencias Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mexico--History--Revolution, 1910-1920.

Mexico.

Mexico--Politics and government--1910-1946.

Relations with generals.

Politics and government.

Generals.

Generals--Mexico--Sinaloa (State).

Obregón, Álvaro, 1880-1928.

Calles, Plutarco Elías, 1877-1945.

Calles, Plutarco Elías, 1877-1945--Relations with generals.

Calles, Plutarco Elías.

Obregón, Álvaro, 1880-1928--Relations with generals.

Obregón, Álvaro.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (422 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln, Nebraska : University of Nebraska Press, [2023]

Summary:

"Two generals from the northwestern state of Sonora, Álvaro Obregón and Plutarco Elías Calles, dominated Mexico between 1920 and 1934, having risen to prominence in the course of the Mexican Revolution. Torn between popular demands for ending the privileges of wealthy foreign investors and opposition by a hawkish U.S. administration and enemies at home, the two generals and their allies from their home state mixed radical rhetoric with the accommodation of entrenched interests. In The Sonoran Dynasty in Mexico Jürgen Buchenau tells the story of this ruling group, which rejected the Indigenous and Catholic past during the decades of the revolution and aimed to reinvent Mexico along the lines of the modern and secular societies in western Europe and the United States. In addition to Obregón and Calles, the Dynasty included Adolfo de la Huerta and Abelardo L. Rodríguez, four Sonorans among six presidents in less than two decades. Although the group began with the common aims of nationalism, modernization, central political control, and enrichment, Buchenau argues that this group progressively fell apart in a series of bloody conflicts that reflected broader economic, political, and social disagreements. By analyzing the Dynasty from its origins through its eventual downfall, Buchenau presents an innovative look at the negotiation of power and state formation in revolutionary Mexico. "-- Provided by publisher.

"Jürgen Buchenau tells the story of the Sonoran dynasty in the Mexican Revolution. Between 1920 and 1934 the governments over which they ruled helped determine how far the revolution would go in implementing a nationalist and anticlerical constitution, and they also created the political blueprint for postrevolutionary Mexico"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Sonorenses in the Revolution, 1910-1915

The Making of a Faction

The School of War

The Road to Power, 1915-1920

Inside the Revolutionary Regime

The Triumph of the Sonoran Alliance

The Sonoran Triangle, 1920-1924

The Sonorenses in Power

The Triangle Broken

The Duarchy, 1924-1928

On Trial Before the World

Almost Porfirio?

Part V: The Maximato, 1928-1934

From Caudillos to Institutions

The End of an Era.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781496236999

1496236998

9781496236982

149623698X

OCLC:

1405188647