Political Recruitment Across Two Centuries: Mexico, 1884-1991

During more than twenty years of field research, Roderic Ai Camp built a monumental database of biographical information on more than 3,000 leading national figures in Mexico. In this major contribution to Mexican political history, he draws on that database to present a definitive account of the paths to power Mexican political leaders pursued during the period 1884 to 1992.

Camp's research clarifies the patterns of political recruitment in Mexico, showing the consequences of choosing one group over another. It calls into question numerous traditional assumptions, including that upward political mobility was a cause of the Mexican Revolution of 1910.

Comparing Mexican practices with those in several East Asian countries also allows Camp to question many of the tenets of political recruitment theory. His book will be of interest to students not only of Mexican politics but also of history, comparative politics, political leadership, and Third World development.

Author: Roderic Ai Camp
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 04/01/1995
Pages: 303
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 8.96h x 6.02w x 0.91d
ISBN: 9780292711730

About the Author
Camp, Roderic Ai: - Roderic Ai Camp is McKenna Professor of the Pacific Rim at Claremont McKenna College.