Anarchism and the Mexican Revolution: The Political Trials of Ricardo Flores Magón in the United States

By Colin M. MacLachlan

Book Overview

Ricardo Flores Mag n (1873-1922) occupies a unique position as both a hero in the revolutionary mythology of modern Mexico and a forerunner of the political and social activism of twentieth-century Mexican-Americans. Colin MacLachlan, through his analysis of court records, tells the tragic, fascinating story of this important revolutionary and anarchist who died in Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary, the victim of judicial repression.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520071174
• ISBN13: 9780520071179
• Release Date: February 1991
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 185 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.5" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

Helpful historical analysis of a Mexican revolutionary.

Articulate, specific summary of the actions of Ricardo Flores Magon and his brother during, before and after the Mexican Revolution. Also traces the activities of the PLM (Partido Liberal Mexico) and IWW (Industrial Workers of the World), my only criticism is the lack of actual writing by Magon, of which there are only really 10 pages, so you get a lot of history, but not a lot of justification for his and his organizations' actions during that time.Solidarity and revolution.