Labyrinths of Power: Political Recruitment in Twentieth-Century Mexico

by Peter H. Smith

Book Overview

Peter Smith has written a comprehensive and in-depth study of the structure and more important of the transformation of the national political elite in twentieth-century Mexico. In doing so, he analyzes the long-run impact of the Mexican Revolution of 1910 on the composition of the country's ruling elite. Included in his focus are such issues as the social basis of politics, the recruitments process, political career patterns, the amount of periodic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069160813X
• ISBN13: 9780691608136
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 402 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"