Global Perspective of Urban Labor in Mexico City, 19101929 - El Mundo Al Reves

This book examines the global entanglement of Mexican labor during the Mexican Revolution and its implications on the everyday life of workers, their construction of identity, and the constitution of their movement, providing new insights on the grand-narratives of Globalization and Revolution.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. The World of Urban Labor 3. The Outward Perspective 4. Elements of Identity 5. The Question of Belonging 6. Conclusion

About the author

Stephan Fender has studied history in Hamburg, Mexico City, and Barcelona and holds a PhD in Latin American History from the University of Hamburg. Currently, he works as a postdoctoral researcher at the University College Dublin, where he examines the global impact of the Mexican Revolution.

Summary

This book examines the global entanglement of Mexican labor during the Mexican Revolution and its implications on the everyday life of workers, their construction of identity, and the constitution of their movement, providing new insights on the grand-narratives of Globalization and Revolution.

Product details

• Authors: Stephan Fender, Stephan (University College Dublin Fender
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367198466
• ISBN: 978-0-367-19846-6
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: Routledge Studies in the History of the Americas
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Advertising, marketing; Mexico, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Globalization, HISTORY / Latin America / Mexico, c 1500 onwards to present day, Industrial Relations, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Sociology: work & labour, History of the Americas, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), C 1900 - C 1914, c 1900 to c 1909, Sociology: work and labour, Industrial relations, occupational health and safety, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General