{"product_id":"9781405199032","title":"The Last Caudillo Alvaro Obregón and the Mexican Revolution","description":"\u003ch3\u003eViewpoints \/ Puntos de Vista\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Last Caudillo\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAlvaro Obregón and the Mexican Revolution\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJürgen Buchenau\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Latin America \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Last Caudillo\u003c\/i\u003e presents a brief biography of the life and times of General Alvaro Obregón, along with new insights into the Mexican Revolution and authoritarian rule in Latin America.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures a succinct biography of the life and times of a fascinating figure in Mexico's revolutionary past\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRepresents the most analytical and up-to-date study of caudillo\/military strongman rule\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSheds new light on the networks and discourse practices that support rulers such as the Castros in Cuba and Hugo Chávez in Venezuela, and the emergence of modern Mexico\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers new insights into the role of leadership, the nature of revolution, and the complex forces that helped shape modern Mexico\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eJürgen Buchenau\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History and Latin American Studies at University of North Carolina, Charlotte, where he is Chair of the History Department. He is the author or editor of several books on modern Latin American history, including \u003ci\u003ePlutarco Elías Calles and the Mexican Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), \u003ci\u003eTools of Progress: A German Merchant Family in Mexico City, 1865-Present\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), and \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of the Giant: The Making of Mexico’s Central America Policy\u003c\/i\u003e (1996).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 April 2011\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405199032\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380049277068,"sku":"9781405199032","price":26.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405199032_cead6192-18ff-4b13-bcc3-91869e509481.jpg?v=1780108558","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405199032","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}