Contributions

  • British Academy. - Contributor

Publication

2004 - Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press, Oxford, England

Language

English

Word Count

62,750 words, Guess

Page Count

251 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
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Classifications

  • DDC972.08242
  • LCCF1234 .B993 2004

Description

The author provides a new interpretation of the Cristero War (1926-29) which divided Mexico's peasantry into rival camps loyal to the Catholic Church (cristero) or the Revolution (agrarista). This book puts religion at the heart of our understanding of the revolt.

Subjects

Topics

PeasantsPeasantryReligious lifeMexico, religionPolitical activityPolitics and governmentReligious life and customs

Series Statement

  • A British Academy postdoctoral fellowship monograph

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