Description
University of Oklahoma Press, Norman [Published date: 1942]. Hardcover, xix, 367, [1] pp; illustrated with 27 black-and-white photographic plates; 24 cm. First edition. Rust-red cloth boards with gilt titling on spine.
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In acceptable condition / NO dust jacket. Spine lettering dulled; light to moderate shelfwear, spotting, and soiling to covers. Front and rear hinges split, exposing the webbing, but the text block remains firmly attached. Previous owner's inscription in ink on front free endpaper dated Christmas 1942. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown; bookseller's label of Frank Rosengren, Chicago, on rear pastedown. Interior pages lightly toned but otherwise clean. Written by journalist Betty Kirk (1908-1982), one of the few women correspondents to report from Mexico during the 1930s-40s, this work examines the nation's post-revolutionary transformation under President Lazaro Cardenas and frames Mexico's political evolution within the global conflict between fascist Europe and democratic America. Introduction by Josephus Daniels, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico. Contents include: The Mexicans and Their Land; Lazaro Cardenas on the Record; Labor: Other People's Isms; Leon Trotsky: A Revolutionist Succeeds; Henry A. Wallace: Man and Symbol; Europe versus America; The Good Neighbor Agreement.