Thomas Benjamin
Thomas Benjamin is a professor of history at Central Michigan University.
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A Rich Land, a Poor People
Politics and Society in Modern Chiapas
University of New Mexico Press
Benjamin delineates the basic continuity in the history of Chiapas from the 1890s to 1995.
- Copyright year: 1996
Other Mexicos
Essays on Regional Mexican History, 1876-1911
By Thomas Benjamin and William McNellie
University of New Mexico Press
The value of this collection to students and specialists lies in an expanded understanding of regional history during the Porfiriato, an appreciation for the range of local sources available, and a stimulus to further investigation. The reinterpretation given the Porfiriato also broadens our knowledge of the forces leading to the revolution and still influencing the nation today.
- Copyright year: 2004
La Revolución
Mexico's Great Revolution as Memory, Myth, and History
University of Texas Press
This pathfinding book shows how Mexicans from 1910 through the 1950s interpreted the revolution, tried to make sense of it, and, through collective memory, myth-making, and history writing, invented an idea called "la Revolución."
- Copyright year: 2000
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