Radio in Revolution

Radio in Revolution adeptly addresses a glaring oversight in the historiography of twentieth-century Mexico: the interplay between radio technology and the Mexican Revolution (1910-40). -Jurgen Buchenau, coauthor of Mexico's Once and Future Revolution: Social Upheaval and the Challenge of Rule since the Late Nineteenth Century -- Jurgen Buchenau This work has the potential to cause scholars to rethink the importance of technological savvy and acquisition, mainly radio, for Mexico during its revolution and postrevolutionary era. Castro's decision to tackle radio developments during the Porfiriato and through the revolution renders a very rich analysis. -Celeste Gonzalez de Bustamante, author of Muy buenas noches: Mexico, Television, and the Cold War -- Celeste Gonzalez de Bustamante Radio in Revolution fills a major gap in the historiography of Mexico's telecommunications and early broadcasting industries. Castro raises the bar for studies of media and nation building during Mexico's tumultuous revolution. -Jose Luis Ortiz Garza, author of Una radio entre dos reinos -- Jose Luis Ortiz Garza Castro depicts a significant continuity from Porfirio Diaz to Plutarco Elias Calles in governmental use of radio technology to consolidate centralization. The Mexican Revolution, prototype for all twentieth-century social revolutions, was also the first war in which radio served a major military purpose. -Robert H. Claxton, author of From Parsifal to Peron: Early Radio in Argentina, 1920-1944 -- Robert H. Claxton