This book examines culture and diplomacy in Mexico s relations with the rest of Latin America during the presidency of Lazaro Cardenas (1934 1940). Drawing on archival research throughout Latin America, the author demonstrates that Cardenas s representation of Mexico as a revolutionary nation contributed to the formation of Mexican national identity and spread the legacy of the Mexican Revolution of 1910 beyond Mexico s borders. Cardenas did more than any other president to fulfill the goals of the revolution, incorporating the masses into the political life of the nation and implementing...