"Spenser provides a highly readable portrait of Lombardo Toledano, deftly navigating the complexities of Mexican domestic politics and global ideological crosscurrents. She is remarkably balanced, giving us insights into her subjects worldview while not hesitating to present him in a critical light. [ ...] In Combat offers a clear and coherent view of a figure who stood at the heart of Mexicos twentieth century."
Tony wood, Princeton University, in: HAHR (February, 2022), doi 10.1215/00182168-9497668
there is no doubt that Spenser has written a tome that will be cited for years to come. This work will prove useful not only to scholars interested in Lombardo Toledano himself but also to those who seek to learn more about postrevolutionary Mexico, Latin American labor movements, and even the transnational influence of the Soviet Union.
Nathan Ellstrand, Loyola University Chicago, in: Humanities and Social Sciences Online (May, 2021) [ Full review]