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Revolution of Hope: The Life, Faith, and Dreams of a Mexican President |  | Authors: Vicente Fox, Rob Allyn
Publisher: Viking Adult
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The charismatic former President of Mexico offers a clear and candid perspective on the state of world affairs
When Vicente Fox swept into office in 2000, he broke the dictatorial one-party rule that had strangled Mexico for over seventy years. A native son of Mexico, grandson of immigrants from the United States and Spain, Fox worked his way from ranch hand and truck driver to the youngest CEO in the history of Coca-Cola. His political rise from precinct worker to world leader was equally swift. As president, Vicente Fox steered Mexicos fragile young democracy through turbulent times, ushering in six years of economic stability and reform in health care, education, and housing, with increased freedom of the press. His presidency also reduced poverty and tackled corruption.
Vicente Fox embodies the American Dream in its broadest sense as a vision of the New World, as well as the story of Mexico. Elected as a political outsider with a message of honesty, change, and hope, he is truly a world hero of democracy. This vivid book interweaves his inspiring personal story with his bold ideas for the future of the planet.
For the first time, President Fox reveals the ups and downs of his close but rocky relationships with world leaders from President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair to Fidel Castro, Vladimir Putin and Hugo Chávez.
In Revolution of Hope, President Fox outlines a new vision of hope for the future of the Americas. He speaks out forcefully on hot global topics like immigration, the war in Iraq, racism, globalization, the role of the United Nations, free trade, religion, gender equity, indigenous rights and the moral imperative to heal the global divide between rich and poor nations.
From the man who brought true democracy to Mexico, Revolution of Hope is a personal story of triumph and a political vision for the future.
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 The most honest book from a Mexican politician October 14, 2007
G. Sanchez Estrada (Garza Garcia, NL Mexico)
22 out of 31 found this review helpful
After reading this book, I understand more clearly why the left, the opposition, and all those who don't want Mexico to change and prosper hated Fox to his guts. This book explains that the whole country was corrupted with indifference and conformity, and how his revolution of hope sought, with mixed success, to change this. He tried to gave Mexico a purpose, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a commitment. The opposition, on the other hand, only wanted Mexico to recieve what was given to them and not complain. This is his claim and political opinion.
It provides incredible insights into the Mexican situtation and his world view. It also provides proof of why integration and NAFTA is the only succesful way to compete agianst China, and recriminates the US for promoting free trade, and then going 180° and locking themselves in.
A thought-provoking book, Fox is insulting to those who disagree with him, but only because he is radical enough to propose that commitment, hope, initiative, innovation, and hard work are more important than patrotism, race, conformity and control, and the the key to a country's, a company's or a person's sucess is the former, while the latter can only produce failure.
Engaging book October 20, 2007
Dick Stanley (Austin, TX United States)
15 out of 22 found this review helpful
You don't have to agree with former Mexican president Vicente Fox on everything to enjoy his book, which I'm barely fifty pages into and already impressed with its compelling candor and humor. It's easy to see why some Mexicans find him as hard to take as some gringos do. He irritates them by airing such dirty laundry as their culture of bribery and manana tardiness, while bugging us by championing the illegal immigrants who swarm our southern border. But it's hard not to listen to (and like) the fellow who grew up milking cows on the rancho of his Cincinnati-born grandfather, and tying strings to the tails of dragon flies because he couldn't afford a kite. I think he's short-sighted about Iraq, but in his best incarnation, he's a globalist, a capitalist and a free-marketeer whose ideal is the one his Jesuit professors taught him of living "for other men."
Every American Should Read This Book October 17, 2009
James J. Varela (Sarasota, FL United States)
President Fox is without a doubt Mexico's smartest politcian. He took on the old guard PRI political elite, and the Mexican left and everyone else who does not want Mexico to prosper and won. Where this book fails to do is explain what is painfully obvious. for all the immigration hoopla in both countries, the 20 million or so illegals in the U.S. are in truth Mexico's lost generation of it's best and most industrious blue collar workers, farmers and craftsmen. This for Mexico is national tragedy. The President is correct when he says more prosperity in Mexico will solve the problem as most of these migrants do not want to leave their country. I have been impressed seeing the President often answering insulting questions from ignorant journalists and conducts himself with dignity and grace. In the end we ignore Mexico's problems at our own peril. America spent billions rebuilding Europe after WWII and we have given the red Chinese all our factories. We need some kind of plan for the Americas similar to the Marshall Plan that will work.
Revolution of Hope - May it be sustained November 23, 2007
Barbara Hildt (Amesbury, MA, USA)
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
Rarely do I read non-fiction cover to cover but I had a hard time putting down Vicente Fox'x well written, candid memoir which enlightened me about
the history of Mexico with an important emphasis on the co-dependence of the U.S. Those who wish to understand the important political, economic and social changes that have been happening in Mexico in the past decade will be fascinated by Fox's view. He shares my values, opposing the U.S. invasion of Iraq and championing human rights including the empowerment of poor people and women. I hope many citizens of El Norte will read this imporant book, especially all candidates for the U.S. presidency. I agree with Vicente when he writes that the U.S. building a wall to try to keep out poor, hard-working Mexicans will cause more hardship and suffering for Mexicans and Mexico's economy and, ultimately, our own. Who will pick our agricultural produce and do so many other back breaking, low-paying jobs to maintain American's higher standards of living? Continued exploitation of poor undocumented people above, and below the border, needs to end. As one who loves the Mexican people and hopes to retire in Mexico, I support Mexico's revoution of hope and pray it's current and future leaders will sustain the positive, democratic changes that Fox promoted.
An Excellent Resource for Spanish Learners February 27, 2008
Keybank Customer
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
When learning a language such as Spanish, it is important to learn the culture of native speakers. Unfortunately, most books on culture are either vague (e.g. Mexicans are macho.) or trivial (such as focusing on a timeline of rulers without making the dates meaningful). Revolution of Hope adds context to Mexican history. When an event happens, the suffering or the improvement of lifestyle of the Foxes is chronicled. Likewise, aspects of culture are illustrated with real-life stories.
I do not agree with all of Vicente Fox's politics, but this book is well-written and a great help in my quest to learn Spanish.
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