| Description |
1 online resource (xxvi, 237 p.) |
| Series |
Jaguar books on Latin America series |
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Jaguar books on Latin America series.
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| Contents |
Twelve hours by train rather than twelve days on foot : independence and isolation -- Thatched huts, cactus fences, and crops unplanted : railroads and land -- southern Mexico -- From convicts and conscripts to payroll crews : labor on the railroads -- unpaid to well paid -- Wood, lime, and crushed rock : labor on the railroads -- beyond the payroll -- Pilgrimages, mangos, and medicine : railroad services -- formal and informal -- Inspectors, inaugurations, and public bulletins : authoritarian policies -- mellowed and manipulated -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
Largely absent from our history books is the social history of railroad development in nineteenth-century Mexico, which promoted rapid economic growth that greatly benefited elites but also heavily impacted rural and provincial Mexican residents in communities traversed by the rails. In this beautifully written and original book, Teresa Van Hoy connects foreign investment in Mexico, largely in railroad development, with its effects on the people living in the isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico's region of greatest ethnic diversity |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-228) and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Railroads -- Social aspects -- Mexico -- History
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Railroads -- Economic aspects -- Mexico -- History
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TRANSPORTATION -- Railroads -- Pictorial.
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Railroads -- Economic aspects
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Railroads -- Social aspects
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Eisenbahn
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Spoorwegen.
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Economische aspecten.
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Sociale aspecten.
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Mexico
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Mexiko -- Süd
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Mexico.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2020740871 |
| ISBN |
9781461700319 |
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1461700310 |
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