"The second of three volumes covering the 1917-24 period in this series on the Revolution. Vol. 7 covers the first three years of the Carranza administration as it tries to establish a 'new state' and 'national space' in the face of internal and external pressures. Work is divided into three major parts: international, national, and regional. See HLAS 48:2172 for vol. 8 in the series by same author"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.