In the decades following independence, Mexico was transformed from a strong, stable colony into a republic suffering from economic decline and political strife.

This book generates a wealth of new empirical information about Latin American party systems and contributes richly to major theoretical debates about party sys

Mexico is undergoing its worst economic cr1s1s since the world depression of the 1930s. In this volume contributors analyze significant patterns that might affe

"Innovative study of the cultural legacy of the Mexican Revolution, using the story of rural schools. Focuses on Puebla and Sonora and the attempt by the centra

In 1910 Mexicans rebelled against an imperfect dictatorship; after 1940 they ended up with what some called the perfect dictatorship. A single party ruled Mexic