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Book SynopsisWinner of the 1999 Michael C Meyer Manuscript Prize, this book examines the social protests of popular groups in urban Mexico during and after the Mexican Revolution.
Trade ReviewVery highly recommended for a wide audience. * CHOICE *
The story of the tenement tenants' union and rent strikes in the port of Veracruz in 1922 is one of the most interesting in Revolutionary Mexico, and Andrew Wood tells it wonderfully-the background, the drama of organization, the conflict (first carnivalesque rallies and riots that demonstrated the power of grass-roots mobilization and direct action. -- John Womack Jr., Harvard University
A crisp, accessible, well-written narrative evocative of the carnivalesque rallies and riots that demonstrated the power of grass-roots mobilization and direct action. * American Historical Review *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Abbreviations and Acronyms Chapter 2 Introduction: Tenant Protest in Revolutionary Mexico Chapter 3 Birth of the Patio de Vecindad: Urbanization, Popular Housing, and Patriotism in Veracruz Chapter 4 Constitutionalism and Its Discontents Chapter 5 Divided Elites: Political Process and the Rise of Adalberto Tejeda Chapter 6 "Denle al caballo!" The Emergence of Tenant Protest Chapter 7 Viva la Colonia Comunista: Popular Protest and State Housing Reform Chapter 8 'A Perfect Dress Rehearsal for Sovietism': The July Massacre Chapter 9 'Behind the Words and Advanced Posturing of Public Officials': The Debate over State Housing Reform Chapter 10 Closing Political Opportunity for the Revolutionary Syndicate Chapter 11 Fall of the Revolutionary Tenant Syndicates Chapter 12 Conclusion: The Outcome and Legacy of Inquilino Protest in Mexico Chapter 13 Selected Bibliography Chapter 14 Index
