Ernest Gruening and his heritage. The mexican revolution in the North American liberal imaginary

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  • Yolanda Padilla Rangel Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33064/14crscsh422

Keywords:

periodista, revolución, norteamericana, política, Ernest Gruening, México, Plutarco Elías Calles.

Abstract

This article analyzes the historiographic version that the North American liberal journalist Ernest Gruening offers about the Mexican Revolution in his book Mexico and its fleritage ( 1928). The text is studied by the author in response to president Calles' request of helping him offer the American public a favorable image of Mexico and its Revolution. It describes the way Gruening accommodated the al! the history of Mexico in a liberal narrative sequen ce that ends with a positive image of the Mexican Revolution, a politically usable image. It also analyzes the way Gruening conceived Mexico, the Mexicans and their religion, displaying, sorne of their indigenous attitudes.

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Published

2003-07-01

How to Cite

Padilla Rangel, Y. (2003). Ernest Gruening and his heritage. The mexican revolution in the North American liberal imaginary. Caleidoscopio - Biannual Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 7(14), 39–74. https://doi.org/10.33064/14crscsh422

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