{"product_id":"bad-mexicans","title":"Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Bancroft Prize • Shortlisted for the PEN\/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction • Shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction • Shortlisted for the Mark Lynton History Prize • Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction • Longlisted for the Cundill History Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Rebel historian\" Kelly Lytle Hernández reframes our understanding of U.S. history in this groundbreaking narrative of revolution in the borderlands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBad Mexicans tells the dramatic story of the magonistas, the migrant rebels who sparked the 1910 Mexican Revolution from the United States. Led by a brilliant but ill-tempered radical named Ricardo Flores Magón, the magonistas were a motley band of journalists, miners, migrant workers, and more, who organized thousands of Mexican workers―and American dissidents―to their cause. Determined to oust Mexico’s dictator, Porfirio Díaz, who encouraged the plunder of his country by U.S. imperialists such as Guggenheim and Rockefeller, the rebels had to outrun and outsmart the swarm of U. S. authorities vested in protecting the Diaz regime. The U.S. Departments of War, State, Treasury, and Justice as well as police, sheriffs, and spies, hunted the magonistas across the country. Capturing Ricardo Flores Magón was one of the FBI’s first cases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut the magonistas persevered. They lived in hiding, wrote in secret code, and launched armed raids into Mexico until they ignited the world’s first social revolution of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaking readers to the frontlines of the magonista uprising and the counterinsurgency campaign that failed to stop them, Kelly Lytle Hernández puts the magonista revolt at the heart of U.S. history. Long ignored by textbooks, the magonistas threatened to undo the rise of Anglo-American power, on both sides of the border, and inspired a revolution that gave birth to the Mexican-American population, making the magonistas’ story integral to modern American life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e39 photographs; 1 map\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-1 mt-2 whitespace-pre-line leading-relaxed first:mt-0\" data-sentry-component=\"P\" data-sentry-source-file=\"p.tsx\"\u003eWHY WE PICKED IT\u003cbr\u003eBecause this book reframes the history of the U.S.–Mexico border, highlighting the courage and vision of those who fought for justice. It’s an essential read for anyone interested in revolutionary movements, borderlands studies, or Latinx history.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-1 mt-2 whitespace-pre-line leading-relaxed first:mt-0\" data-sentry-component=\"P\" data-sentry-source-file=\"p.tsx\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-1 mt-2 whitespace-pre-line leading-relaxed first:mt-0\" data-sentry-component=\"P\" data-sentry-source-file=\"p.tsx\"\u003eDETAILS\u003cbr\u003e• Author: Kelly Lytle Hernandez\u003cbr\u003e• Publisher: W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e• Publication Date: May 9, 2023\u003cbr\u003e• Format: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e• ISBN: 9781324064411\u003cbr\u003e• Ships direct from distributor in 3 to 7 business days\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Cedar Leaf Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45114198425644,"sku":"9781324064411","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0697\/2234\/1420\/files\/9781324064411.jpg?v=1765402770","url":"https:\/\/cedarleafbooks.com\/products\/bad-mexicans","provider":"Cedar Leaf Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}