Investigates the popular canonization of a saint in Tijuana, asking what triggered the devotion and considering local, national, international, geographical, environmental, cultural, and psychological aspects of the event.
Investigates the popular canonization of a saint in Tijuana, asking what triggered the devotion and considering local, national, international, geographical, environmental, cultural, and psychological aspects of the event.
Paul J. Vanderwood (1929-2011) was Professor Emeritus of Mexican History at San Diego State University. He is the author of several books, including The Power of God Against the Guns of Government: Religious Upheaval in Mexico at the Turn of the Nineteenth Century; Border Fury: A Picture Postcard Account of the Mexican Revolution and U.S. War Preparedness, 1910–1917; and Disorder and Progress: Bandits, Police, and Mexican Development.
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Preface xi Acknowledgments xv I. The Crime 1. Notions of Justice 3 2. Aftermath 51 II. Circumstances 3. Tijuana 75 4. Mexico for the Mexicans 104 5. Riding the Roller Coaster 137 III. Belief 6. Witness to Execution 173 7. Criminals and Saints 201 8. Closer to God 249 9. John the Soldier 275 Notes 293 Sources 311 Index 327
Preface xi Acknowledgments xv I. The Crime 1. Notions of Justice 3 2. Aftermath 51 II. Circumstances 3. Tijuana 75 4. Mexico for the Mexicans 104 5. Riding the Roller Coaster 137 III. Belief 6. Witness to Execution 173 7. Criminals and Saints 201 8. Closer to God 249 9. John the Soldier 275 Notes 293 Sources 311 Index 327
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