Reddit mentions of Rural Resistance in the Land of Zapata: The Jaramillista Movement and the Myth of the Pax-Priísta, 1940–1962

Since most people suggest US or EU focused stuff, I figured I'd give my personal interest. As someone who studied Latin American 20th century political history in undergrad and grad school, I am always pushing Latin America topics. For those interested in Mexico and the history of communism, corruption, drug violence, and how it all relates to the State and "Mexican Exceptionalism" I really recommend Dictablanda.

What's nice is it's a collection of articles/essays so you can skip around as needed, and each author has a different focus and expertise. For y'all, I'd recommend these articles:

• Intransigence, Anticommunism, and Reconciliation: Church/State Relations in Transition / Roberto Blancarte
  
• Strongmen and State Weakness / Rogelio Hernández Rodríguez
  
• "We Don't Have Arms, but We Do Have Balls": Fraud, Violience, and Popular Agency in Elections / Paul Gillingham
  
• (JARAMILLO WAS A FUCKING BADASS COMMIE. READ ABOUT HIM) The Forgotten Jaramillo: Building a Social Base of Support for Authoritarianism in Rural Mexico / Gladys McCormick
  
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  ALSO: since I freaking love Ruben Jaramillo, for those interested in the history of Zapata, the legacy of Zapata post-Revolution, as well as the things that lead to the Zapatista uprising in the '90s, check out
  
  
• Rural Resistance in the Land of Zapata: The Jaramillista Movement and the Myth of the Pax-Priísta, 1940–1962, Tanalis Padilla
  
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  Maybe too "history heavy" for those that aren't used to it, but easy enough to read if you care about US/Mexico relations