From Marxism to Social History: Adolfo Gilly’s Revision of <em>The Mexican Revolution</em>. Review of Adolfo Gilly's <em>The Mexican Revolution: A People’s History </em> Trans. Patrick Camiller (New York: The New Press, 2005)

Authors

  • Luis Ruiz University of Oregon

Keywords:

Latin American History, Latin American Politics, Marxism, Socialism

Abstract

Adolfo Gilly’s The Mexican Revolution, published in The New Press’s series A People’s History, directed by Howard Zinn, is an updated translation of his influential book La Revolución interrumpida, published originally in 1971. Gilly’s book is a welcome addition to the available literature in English on the Mexican Revolution. Most of the recent books on the Mexican Revolution are either specialized studies of regional history or extensive volumes that would overwhelm a good number of undergraduate students and lay readers.

Author Biography

Luis Ruiz, University of Oregon

Luis F. Ruiz, mexicano de Cananea, Sonora, es estudiante de doctorado en la Universidad de Oregon. Se especializa en la historia de la Revolución Mexicana, sobre todo la contribución cultural de los intelectuales durante el periodo posrevolucionario (1920-1940). Sus investigaciones se enfocan en el marxismo mexicano, la historiografía de la Revolución, el muralismo y el intercambio político y cultural entre México y la Unión Soviética. Recibió su licenciatura en historia en la Universidad de California, Berkeley.

Published

2007-01-01

How to Cite

Ruiz, L. (2007). From Marxism to Social History: Adolfo Gilly’s Revision of <em>The Mexican Revolution</em>. Review of Adolfo Gilly’s <em>The Mexican Revolution: A People’s History </em> Trans. Patrick Camiller (New York: The New Press, 2005). A Contracorriente: Una Revista De Estudios Latinoamericanos, 4(2), 243–253. Retrieved from https://acontracorriente.chass.ncsu.edu/index.php/acontracorriente/article/view/287

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Reviews / Reseñas