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082	1		_aLAS 320.972 PER _2
100	1		_aPerry, Laurens Ballard
245	1	0	_aJuárez and Díaz : _bmachine politics in Mexico _c/ Laurens Ballard Perry
260			_aDeKalb _b: Northern Illinois University Press _c, 1978
300			_a467 p. _b: illus. _c; 24 cm
520			_aThis is an excellent account on the Restored Republic and the ascent of Porfirio Diaz. The central thesis is that Liberalism (in the traditional, European sense) has never been able to function in Mexico because the minimal conditions for it simply do not exist: democratic values, opportunities of access to power for a significant number of citizens, basic standards of education, etc. In consequence, XIXth Century "liberals", sincere as they may have been, were forced to govern in an un-democratic way, building on alliances and compromise with the powers-that-be, especially "caciques" and regional strongmen. This, in turn, justified new rebellions which constantly put at risk a minimum of political stability, until Diaz resolved - at least for thirty years - the problem with a sweeping repressive alliance. Perry insists that the lack of opportunities in industry and commerce forced many leaders with an entrepreneurial mind to turn to politics as the only way to wealth and power. There not being endless positions of such, they fought each other incessantly until Diaz came and introduced some order. But thirty years later, everything collapsed...
546			_aEnglish
600	1	4	_aDiaz, Porfirio _d(, 1830-1915)
600	1	4	_aJuárez, Benito _d(, 1806-1872)
651		4	_aMexico _x-Politics and government
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