Social History of Mexico''s Railroads - Peons, Prisoners, and Priests

Informationen zum Autor Teresa Van Hoy is assistant professor of history at St. Mary's University. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung Largely absent from our history books is the social history of railroad development in nineteenth-century Mexico. This work 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionChapter 1: Twelve Hours on a Train Rather Than Twelve Days on a Litter: Independence and IsolationChapter 2: Thatched Huts, Cactus Fences, and Crops Unplanted: Railroads and Land-Southern MexicoChapter 3: From Convicts and Conscripts to Payroll Crews: Labor on the Railroads-From Unpaid to Well PaidChapter 4: Wood, Lime, and Crushed Rock: Labor on the Railroads-Beyond the PayrollChapter 5: Pilgrimages, Mangos, and Medicine: Railroad Services-Formal and InformalChapter 6: Inspectors, Inaugurations, and Public Bulletins: Authoritarian Policies-Mellowed and ManipulatedConclusion

Product details

• Authors: Teresa Miriam Van Hoy, Teresa van Hoy, Teresa Van Hoy, Teresa Miriam Van Hoy, Van Hoy Teresa
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.02.2008
• EAN: 9780742553286
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-5328-6
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 222 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Jaguar Books on Latin America; Jaguar Books on Latin America
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Mexico, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Transportation, Social and cultural history, Transport industries, Railway transport industries, Latin American studies