4 The Crusade of the Mayab: Cardenismo from Above

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction: Cárdenas, the Mexican Revolution, and Yucatán 1
5. 1 Agrarian Cardenismo, the Rise of the CGT, and the Fall of Governor Alayola, 1934–1935 15
6. 2 Left-Cardenismo and the López Cárdenas Administration, 1935–1936 38
7. 3 Cardenismo in Crisis: Gualbertismo, the Fall of López Cárdenas, and the Rise of the Official Camarilla 59
8. 4 The Crusade of the Mayab: Cardenismo from Above 80
9. 5 Alliance Failed: Cárdenas, Urban Labor, and the Open Door Election of 1937 97
10. 6 The Retreat of Cárdenas: The Great Ejido Plan and the New Political Equilibrium in Yucatán 125
11. 7 Cárdenas Compromised: Cardenismo’s Legacy in Yucatán 158
12. Notes 169
13. List of Abbreviations 201
14. Bibliography 205