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The War Has Brought Peace to Mexico: World War II and the Consolidation of the Post-Revolutionary State . By Halbert Jones . Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press , 2014. Pp. xv, 296. Illustrations. Acknowledgments. Abbreviations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. $55.00 cloth.
Halbert Jones's book on Mexican domestic and international history during the Second World War is thoroughly researched. Based on materials from three countries and 17 different depositories, Jones convincingly shows that the administration of Manuel Ãvila Camacho (1940-1946) strengthened the power of the presidency and advanced the consolidation of the Mexican state during the early to mid 1940s. Unlike his predecessors since 1910, President Ãvila Camacho was able to unite opposing liberal and conservative factions, long-standing political opponents, and the general public. Such unity allowed his government to moderate revolutionary agendas; it also fostered Mexican political stability, strengthened the government's security apparatus, and augmented the PRI's political domination and authoritarianism in the post-WWII era. Since Ãvila Camacho, according to Jones, played a pivotal role in shaping...