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Rath, Thomas G.

Myths of demilitarization in postrevolutionary Mexico, 1920-1960 [electronic resource] / Thomas G. Rath. - Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2013. - 1 online resource (p. cm.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Antimilitarism and revolution in Mexico -- Cardenismo, revolutionary citizenship, and the redefinition of Mexican militarism, 1934-1940 -- Heaven gave you a soldier for every son : conscription and resistance in Mexico in the 1940s -- Civilianism and its discontents : officers, politics, and the PRI -- Military policing and society in Mexico, 1940-1960 -- The army, veterans, and the historical memory of the revolution.

ISBN: 9781469608365 1469608367

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Mexico. Ejercito --History--20th century.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Civil supremacy over the military--History--Mexico--20th century.
Civil-military relations--Mexico--History--20th century.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Mexico--Politics and government--1946-1970.
Mexico--Politics and government--1910-1946.
Mexico--Armed Forces--Political activity--History--20th century.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: JL1220.C58 / R37 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 322/.5097209041