Commemorating Mexico's Great Upheavals

Lorenzo Meyer 

Part of the Spring 2010 U.S.–Mexico Futures Forum Series

March 31, 2010

Commemorating Mexico's Political Upheavals

Event Description

The 2010 bicentennial of Mexico’s independence and the centennial of its revolution offer an opportunity to explore the causes and principles behind these two great social upheavals as well as their continuing impact on contemporary life. In Mexico, the conflicts and contradictions of the past still influence the present.

Speaker

Lorenzo Meyer is Professor Emeritus at the Center for International Studies, El Colegio de México. He is widely recognized as Mexico’s foremost historian and political analyst.