Zapata and the Mexican Revolution

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  • 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.
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