Books by John W. Sherman

This engaging book provides a brief, accessible introduction to the broad sweep of Mexican history, from pre-contact civilizations to the present. Focusing on political and economic processes, John Sherman provides a clear narrative, enhanced with a rich array of maps and illustrations.

This book examines the intellectual problem of Latin American poverty, and discusses some of the explanations scholars have traditionally used to account for it. It focuses on its political and military dimensions of revolution and counterrevolution in the postwar era.

This text builds a consideration of the fundamental economic and political realities of Latin America today onto a framework of introductory history. It is a concise core text for Latin American survey courses that require both a historical perspective and an attention to contemporary issues.

Cautious and rational, the Board reached the correct conclusion that the organization was a Communist Party front. Indeed, in its fidelity to American communism, the ACPFB pursued a political agenda that often violated its stated mandate.

This text examines the historical roots of the Mexican right, who play a critical role in contemporary Mexico. It focuses upon the pivotal decade of the 1930s and the failure of Cardenas, assuring the rule of a corrupt regime which employs revolutionary rhetoric, whilst suppressing aspirations.