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How a Family Story Reframed My Understanding of Internationalism and Revolutionary Solidarity
Apr 03 2023
By Christina Heatherton, author of Arise! Global Radicalism in the Era of the Mexican RevolutionMy new book, Arise! Global Radicalism in the Era of the Mexican Revolution, was born of family lore. Many of my Okinawan relatives, including one great-uncle, came to the United States via Revolutiona
Join Christina Heatherton for the Arise Book Tour
Feb 14 2023
Tracing the paths of figures like Black American artist Elizabeth Catlett, Indian anti-colonial activist M.N. Roy, Mexican revolutionary leader Ricardo Flores Magón, Okinawan migrant organizer Paul Shinsei Kōchi, and Soviet feminist Alexandra Kollontai, Arise! reveals how activists around the world
How did Women Participate in Mexico’s Independence Movement?
Nov 23 2021
Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos's current issue features a thematic section on the bicentennial of Mexican independence, which highlights the contribution of political actors generally ignored in official tributes to heroic figures. Specifically, the issue includes articles that examine the parti
How the Gritty Realities of Printing Help Us Rethink Press Freedom in Nineteenth-Century Mexico
May 24 2021
By Corinna Zeltsman, author of Ink under the Fingernails: Printing Politics in Nineteenth-Century MexicoBehind histories of press freedom and liberal state formation in nineteenth-century Mexico lies an unexplored dimension – the printing shops and diverse laboring communities that powered print