Mexican political biographies

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  • This fourth edition of Roderic Camp's highly respected Mexican Political Biographies is an updated comprehensive biographical directory of leading state and.
  • Here is an authoritative reference work that makes biographies of prominent Mexican national politicians from the period – available in English.

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    MEXICAN POLITICAL BIOGRAPHIES, by Roderic A. Camp

    UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PRESS, AUSTIN THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY WASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY LEXINGTON VA.

    Copyright © by the University of Texas Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America First Edition, Requests for permission to reproduce material from this work should be sent to Permissions, University of Texas Press, Box , Austin, Texas ©The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z For reasons of economy and speed this volume has been printed from computergenerated disks furnished by the author, who assumes full responsibility for its contents. Library of Congress Cataloging-inPublication Data Camp, Roderic A. Mexican political biographies, / by Roderic A. Camp. — 1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN (cloth) 1. Mexico—Biography. 2. Statesman— Mexico—Biography. I. Title. FC28 dc20 CIP

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    To John and Mary Minassian, grandparents who brought history alive, and to the memory of Carl Solberg, a wonderful teacher

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    Mexican Political Biographies, –

    Here is an authoritative reference work that makes biographies of prominent Mexican national politicians from the period – available in English. Like the author's biographical directory for the years –, it draws on many years of research in Mexico and the United States and seeks not only to provide accurate biographical information about each entry but also, where possible and appropriate, to connect these politicians to more recent leadership generations. Thus, Mexican Political Biographies, not only is a useful historical source but also provides additional information on the family backgrounds of many contemporary figures.

    The work includes those figures who have held specific posts at the national level or who have served as state governors. Each biographical entry contains the following information: date of birth, birthplace, education, elective political office, political party positions, appointive governmental posts at all levels, group activities, nongovernmental positions and professions, relatives, mentors and important friends, military experience, unusual career activities, and published biographical sources.

    Another unique feature of the directory is appendixes with complete lists of the names and dates of cabinet members, s

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