Mexican Conservatism, 1800-2000
Benjamin Smith is Associate Professor of History at the University of Warwick and is the author of The Roots of Conservatism in Mexico: Catholicism, Society, and Politics in the Mixteca Baja, 1750-1962, among other works on modern Mexican history. In this seminar, he will analyse the development of political conservatism in Mexico from the age of independence in the early nineteenth century through the historic victory of the right-of-centre Partido Accion Nacional in the presidential election of 2000.
Date:
9 March 2015, 17:00 (Monday, 8th week, Hilary 2015)
Venue:
Gateway Buildings
Venue Details:
Pavilion Seminar Room
Speaker:
Benjamin Smith (University of Warwick)
Part of:
North American Studies Programme Seminar Series
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editor:
Anne Bowtell
