Technology and the Search for Progress in Modern Mexico

“Edward Beatty’s exemplary archival research and superb synthesis of disparate materials illuminate new aspects of Mexican economic history.”—Richard J. Salvucci, author of Politics, Markets, and Mexico's "London Debt," 1823–1887

"This is a scholarly, readable, and highly original study of a major—but neglected—historical topic: technology transfer and its impact on Mexico, ca. 1870–1920. Combining perceptive general analysis with three illuminating case studies, it will be essential—but also enjoyable—reading for those interested in Mexican and, more broadly, Latin American economic and social history."—Alan Knight, Professor Emeritus of the History of Latin America, Oxford University

About the author

Edward Beatty is Associate Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame and the author of Institutions and Investment: The Political Basis of Industrialization in Mexico before 1911.

Summary

Drawing on three detailed case studies the sewing machine, a glass bottle blowing factory, and the cyanide process for gold and silver refining, this book explores a central paradox of economic growth in nineteenth-century Mexico.

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"This book establishes a model and a set of guiding questions for investigating technological development and adoption in modern Latin America. It should inspire scholars to conduct more detailed case studies, along the lines that Beatty sets out briefly in his three central examples. It will be of significant interest to economic historians and historians of technology at the graduate level and beyond."

Product details

• Authors: Edward Beatty, Beatty Edward, Edward Beatty
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2015
• EAN: 9780520284906
• ISBN: 978-0-520-28490-6
• No. of pages: 360
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Mexico, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Latin America / Mexico, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History, Economic history, History of engineering and technology, History of engineering & technology, History of the Americas, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Industrialisation and industrial history