| Book Review | The American Historical Review, 112.1

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| Book Review | The American Historical Review, 112.1 | The History Cooperative

Matthew A. Redinger. American Catholics and the Mexican Revolution, 1924–1936. Notre Dame, Ind.: University of Notre Dame Press. 2005. Pp. xii, 260. $22.00.
This study asks important questions about the intentions of and roles played by American Catholics and the American Catholic Church during what might be termed the official anticlerical phase of the Mexican Revolution, 1924–1936: the period during which Mexican authorities sought to invoke more fully hitherto neglected provisions of the 1917 constitution. Two of the key policies promoted by American Catholics were lifting the arms embargo, which effectively limited the sale of arms to the Mexican government, and severing diplomatic ties with Mexico. Both were intended to provide leverage to Mexican Catholics in their efforts to maintain a status quo that the constitution, fully implemented, directly threatened.	1
Matthew A. Redinger usefully engages these topics through a series of chapters that address the actions of specific Catholic entities ranging from the upper echelons of the American church hierarchy and selected key religious figures, through lay organizations and the Knights of Columbus. Additionally, the author wisely and carefully attempts to assess the successes of such actors in influencing American policy on Mexico. Redinger makes excellent use of primary sources, especially U.S. diplomatic materials.	. . .

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