{"product_id":"the-underdogs-paperback-1","title":"The Underdogs: A Novel of the Mexican Revolution - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMariano Azuela\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Underdogs\u003c\/em\u003e is the defining novel of the Mexican Revolution and a foundational work of twentieth-century Latin American literature.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMariano Azuela's stark and unsentimental narrative follows Demetrio Macías, a peasant drawn into the turbulence of revolutionary conflict. What begins as resistance against local injustice gradually becomes a broader, more ambiguous struggle in which ideals blur and violence reshapes both landscape and conscience. Through a series of episodic encounters, Azuela portrays the Revolution not as heroic myth but as lived experience-confused, cyclical, and often tragic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten from within the upheaval itself, the novel offers students a rare contemporaneous perspective on political transformation. Its clarity of style and moral complexity make it particularly suitable for historical and literary study, illuminating themes of power, loyalty, social change, and the human cost of revolution. \u003cem\u003eThe Underdogs\u003c\/em\u003e remains essential reading for courses in world literature, modern history, and Latin American studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 98\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.23 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 17, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Underdogs\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45507923837067,"sku":"9781617206818","price":26.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/mxqLVOedkj9781617206818.webp?v=1783300869","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/the-underdogs-paperback-1","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}