Frank Tannenbaum y México, la lucha por la paz y por el pan (1951). Una polémica en los inicios de la Guerra Fría

Abstract

This article walks through different aspects of the debates that took place around the book México, la lucha por la paz y por el pan (1951), written by Frank Tannenbaum and published by the journal Problemas Agrícolas e Industriales de México. These controversies included different actors from the political and intellectual arena, who attempted through their participation to establish their own position in the public sphere. Although historiography has concentrated on the discussions surrounding industrialisation, this article shows the broad scope of the debate, which also addressed issues such as nationalism, the institutionalisation of different academic disciplines and Mexican democratic conditions. The aim of this article is both to question certain historiographical practices and to understand the dynamics of public debates at the beginning of the Latin American Cultural Cold War.