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Klappentext Jonathan M. Weber is a teacher and independent scholar living in Dallas, Texas. He received his PhD from the Department of History at Florida State University in 2013 and has worked in a wide range of archives in the United States and Mexico to research this study. He has presented this work at more than a dozen conferences, including the American Historical Association, Latin American Studies Association, and the Rocky Mountain Council for Latin American Studies. ¿ ¿ Zusammenfassung In 1876 one out of every nineteen people died prematurely in Mexico City, a staggeringly high rate when compared to other major Western world capitals at the time. Jonathan Weber examines how Mexican state officials, including President Porfirio Díaz, tried to resolve the public health dilemmas facing the city. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Moving into the Modern Era: Transporting the Dead in Mexico City 2. “An Extraordinary Tool”: Building a Modern Public Health System through Anatomical Dissection 3. Wet or Dry Remains: Funerary Technology and Protecting Public Health 4. Undermining Progress: Workers, Citizens, and the Moral Economy of Death Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
