The Agrarian Dispute: The Expropriation of American-Owned Rural Land in Postrevolutionary Mexico - American Encounters / Global Interactions

In the mid-1930s the Mexican government expropriated millions of acres of land from hundreds of US property owners as part of President Cardenas' land redistribution program. This title analyzes this conflict at the local, regional, national, and international levels in a nuanced way that combines social, economic, political, and cultural history.