Bad Mexicans

Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands

Bad Mexicans
Kelly Lytle Hernandez
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Hardback
h236 x 160mm - 384pg
10 Jun 2022 US
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9781324004370
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Bad 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 Mag? ? n, 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 D? az, 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 Mag? was one of the FBI' s first cases. But 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. Taking readers to the frontlines of the magonista uprising and the counterinsurgency campaign that failed to stop them, Kelly Lytle Hern? ? ndez 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.
"I' m mad at Kelly Lytle Hernandez. Every time I pick up something she' s written, I can' t put it down. I' ve lost hours, days, sleep, missed deadlines and appointments, made my kids late to school reading Migra! and City of Inmates, and, now, Bad Mexicans. Her writing is like a drug, riveting, intoxicating, vivid. And she' s a damned historian! I come away from reading Kelly' s writing exhilarated and inspired. " -- Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Thelonious Monk "An award-winning, internationally acclaimed scholar, Kelly Lytle Hernandez delivers historical analysis with clear relevance in today' s sociopolitical climate. A leading voice on issues ranging from immigration to policing to the criminal justice system more broadly, her work is known for empowering a wide range of communities, providing the necessary historical framing to build synergy among some of today' s most daring social movements. " -- Heather Anne Thompson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Blood in the Water "Kelly Lytle Hernandez is one of the most compelling historians in her field. Synthesizing the complexities of race, gender, and ethnicity into the fabric of living history, her work sheds light on today' s crucial issues and her passion has the capacity to not only inform but to change minds. " -- Michael Eric Dyson, New York Times best-selling author of What Truth Sounds Like "Kelly Lytle Hernandez writes history and makes history. She is one of the most admired and respected historians of Mexican-American history and the United States. Conveying deep archival research in a compelling, accessible narrative, she breathes life into history. " -- Vicki Lynn Ruiz, winner of the National Humanities Medal "In this sweeping cross-border narrative, Lytle-Hernandez places the Magon brothers and the Mexican Revolution squarely at the heart of U. S. history-revealing not only the centrality of Mexicans to the U. S. story but also the currents of imperialism, racial violence, and political suppression that have shaped the United States as we know it today. In Bad Mexicans, Lytle-Hernandez displays the skills of a deep thinker, a powerful storyteller, and an assiduous and implacable researcher. " -- Natalia Molina, MacArthur Fellow and author of A Place at the Nayarit "An astute historical analysis. . . . a gripping cross-border study. . . . While the Mexican Revolution (1910-1917) is usually discussed in the context of its influence on Central America, the author argues convincingly that it ' also remade the United States' . . . . The author combines a masterful grasp of archival material and accessible prose, transforming what could have been a dry academic work into a page-turner. . . . A beautifully crafted, impressively inclusive history of the Mexican Revolution. " -- Kirkus Reviews
Kelly Lytle Hernandez holds the Thomas E. Lifka Endowed Chair in History and directs the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA. A 2019 MacArthur "Genius" Grant recipient, she is the author of the award-winning books Migra! and City of Inmates. She lives in Los Angeles, California.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781324004370
Published: 10 Jun 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: WW Norton & Co
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
Format: Hardback
Height: 236mm
Width: 160mm
Spine: 30mm
Weight: 641g
Pages: 384

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