Etiqueta: Ricardo Perez Montfort

Three excellent essays on the underside of Porfirian progress. Pérez Montfort covers press coverage of crime, Piccato, the connections between alcoholism and illegality, and Castillo, the use of forbidden drugs including the popular mariguana. –Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Exploration of the political right. Argues that a nationalism inspired by totalitarian thought emanating from Central Europe constituted an important opposition force to the Cárdenas administration. Includes documents related to Mexicos rightist groups –Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.