Mexico, la patria

During the 1930s Mexico was undergoing a healing process after three decades of revolutionary turmoil and reform. In this climate the coming of World War II became a major turning point in the legacy of the Mexican Revolution offering the country a unique opportunity to unite against a common external enemy. The war also thrust the nation into an international forum as Germany and the United States launched propaganda campaigns to win over the Mexican people.In Ai??MA(c)xico la patria! Monica A. Rankin examines the pervasive domestic and foreign propaganda strategies in Mexico during World War II and their impact on Mexican culture charting the evolution of these campaigns through popular culture advertisements art and government publications throughout the war and beyond. In particular Rankin shows how World War II allowed the wartime government of Ai??vila Camacho to justify an aggressive industrialization program following the Mexican Revolution. Finally tracing how the American governmenta's wartime propaganda laid the basis for a long-term effort to shape Mexican attitudes toward the countrya's neighbour to the north Ai??MA(c)xico la patria!< /em> reveals the increasing influence of American culture on the development of Mexicoa's postwar identity.