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Synopsis
This essential volume recalls the activities of Emiliano Zapata (1879-1919), a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution; he formed and commanded an important revolutionary force during this conflict. Womack focuses attention on Zapata's activities and his home state of Morelos during the Revolution. Zapata quickly rose from his position as a peasant leader in a village seeking agrarian reform. Zapata's dedication to the cause of land rights made him a hero to the people. Womack describes the contributing factors and conditions preceding the Mexican Revolution, creating a narrative that examines political and agrarian transformations on local and national levels.
Table of Contents
Prologue: a people chooses a leader -- President Diaz elects a governor -- The planters progress -- The villagers join Madero -- The army campaigns -- The official revoutionaires perform -- Refugees win a war -- The countrymen disavow the constitutionalists -- The pueblos carry out a revolution -- The guerrillieros survive -- The resistance reforms -- The Zapatistas inherit Morelos -- Epilogue: a people keeps faith -- Appendices -- Bibliographical note -- Index.