Title Apostle of progress : Modesto C. Rolland, global progressivism, and the engineering of revolutionary Mexico / J. Justin Castro

Published Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource Series The Mexican Experience Contents Child of the Porfiriato, child of the periphery -- The reluctant revolutionary -- A Mexican progressive -- Back to the periphery -- War and peace -- Transitions -- Opportunity, defeat, and the death of Virginia Garza de Rolland -- A stadium for Stridentopolis -- Mr. Bothersome -- The undersecretary -- Going big -- Out of the ports and into the hills Summary From the late nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth century, Mexico experienced major transformations influenced by a global progressive movement that thrived during the Mexican Revolution and influenced Mexico's development during subsequent governments. Engineers and other revolutionary technocrats were the system builders who drew up the blueprints, printed newspapers, implemented reforms, and constructed complexity-people who built modern Mexico with an eye on remedying long-standing problems through social, material, and infrastructural development during a period of revolutionary change.0 In Apostle of Progress J. Justin Castro examines the life of Modesto C. Rolland, a revolutionary propagandist and a prominent figure in the development of Mexico, to gain a better understanding of the role engineers played in creating revolution-era policies and the reconstruction of the Mexican nation. Rolland influenced Mexican land reform, petroleum development, stadium construction, port advancements, radio broadcasting, and experiments in political economy. In the telling of Rolland's story, Castro offers a captivating account of the Mexican Revolution and the influence of global progressivism on the development of twentieth-century Mexico Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Rolland, M. C. (Modesto C.) SUBJECT Rolland, M. C. (Modesto C.) Subject Civil engineers -- Mexico -- Biography BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Science & Technology. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Civil -- General. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical. Civil engineers SUBJECT Mexico -- History -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85084589 Subject Mexico Genre/Form Biographies History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781496212498 1496212495 9781496212511 1496212517

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