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Karl Schmitt. Communism in Mexico.

Biblioteca / 1960-1969

Karl Schmitt. Communism in Mexico. A Study in Political Frustration.

Austin: University of Texas Press, 1965.

300 páginas.

CONTENTS

Preface

I – The History of the Mexican Communist Movement

The Founding of the Mexican Communist Party

The First Ten Years, 1919-1929

Revolt, Suppression, and Persecution, 1929-1934

Revival and Furthest Advance, 1934-1940

Discord, Disunity, and Decline of the Communist Movement, 1940-1962

II – Orthodoxy and Schism in Mexican Communism

The Mexican Communist Party

The Mexican Worker-Peasant Party

The Socialist People’s Party

III – Communist-Front Organizations in Mexico

Introduction

The National Liberation Movement

The Mexican Peace Committee

The Mexican-Russian Institute of Cultural Exchange

The Society of Friends of the USSR

The Mexican Society of Friends with People’s China

The Mexican-Czechoslovak Institute of Cultural Exchange

The Mexican-Rumanian Friendship and Cultural Exchange Society

The Mexican-Bulgarian Friendship and Cultural Exchange Society

The Mexican-Hungarian Friendship and Cultural Exchange Institute

The Society of Friends of the People’s Republic of Poland

The Adam Mickiewicz Patronate

The Society of Friends of Guatemala

The Mexican Society of Friends of Revolutionary Guatemala

The Society of Friends of Cuba

The Mexican-Cuban Institute of Cultural Relations “José Marti”

The Journalist Friends of Cuba

The People’s Graphic Arts Shop

The Center of Mexican Journalists

The People’s Israelite League

The National Front of Plastic Arts

The Circle of Mexican Studies

The Democratic Union of Mexican Women

The Vanguard of Mexican Women

The Confederation of Mexican Youths

The National Federation of Technical Students

IV – Organized Labor and the Communists

Introduction

Communist-infiltrated Labor Organizations

Communist-controlled Labor Organizations

V – The Mexican Government, the Mexican Communists, and International Communism

Introduction

The Mexican Government and the Communists

International Communism and the Mexican Movement

VI – The Failure of Mexican Communism

Introduction

The Political Parties

Communist-Front Organizations in Mexico

Organized Labor and the Communists

The Mexican Government and the Communists

The Mexican Communists and the International Communists

Bibliography