The Last Caudillo presents a brief biography of the life and times of General Alvaro Obregon, along with new insights into the Mexican Revolution and authoritarian rule in Latin America.

• Features a succinct biography of the life and times of a fascinating figure in Mexico's revolutionary past
• Represents the most analytical and up-to-date study of caudillo/military strongman rule
• Sheds new light on the networks and discourse practices that support rulers such as the Castros in Cuba and Hugo Chavez in Venezuela, and the emergence of modern Mexico
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