Death Is All around Us : Corpses, Chaos, and Public Health in Porfirian Mexico City /

"Jonathan M. Weber examines the Mexican government's use of technological and scientific advancements to argue that the capital city, and thus the country as a whole, was capable of resolving public health dilemmas as part of the Porfirian administration's quest for modernization"...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Weber, Jonathan (Jonathan M.) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2019]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Public health.
Corpse removals.
Death.
HISTORY / Latin America / Mexico
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Infrastructure
deaths.
public health.
Mort.
Sante publique.
Enlevement des cadavres > Mexique > Mexico > Histoire.
Sante publique > Mexique > Mexico > Histoire.
Death
Public Health
Corpse removals > Mexico > Mexico City > History.
Public health > Mexico > Mexico City > History.
Mexico > Mexico City.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Jonathan M. Weber examines the Mexican government's use of technological and scientific advancements to argue that the capital city, and thus the country as a whole, was capable of resolving public health dilemmas as part of the Porfirian administration's quest for modernization"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (312 pages).
ISBN:9781496214348

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