From Martyrdom to Power - 9780268028671

From Martyrdom to PowerThe Partido Accin Nacional in Mexico\nAuthor(s): Yemile Mizrahi\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Notre Dame Press, United States\nImprint: University of Notre Dame Press\nISBN-13: 9780268028671, 978-0268028671\nSynopsis\nFrom Martyrdom to Power provides a comprehensive examination of the origins, development, and rising electoral prominence of Mexico's Partido Accin Nacional (PAN). Yemile Mizrahi, widely recognized as a leading authority on this topic, has based this book on extensive research and original field work over the past ten years. Her personal interviews with government officials and party leaders and her surveys of public opinion in three Mexican states enrich this unique study.\n\n Mizrahi's theoretical and empirical analysis of the electoral success of PAN is situated within a larger assessment of political parties and the changes they undergo. Her discussion of how and why political parties adjust to changes in the political landscape .