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Visions of the Emerald City : Modernity, Tradition, and the Formation of Porfirian Oaxaca, Mexico /

This is an absorbing historical analysis of how Mexicans living in Oaxaca City experienced 'modernity' during the lengthy 'order and progress' dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz (1876-1911).

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Overmyer-Velázquez, Mark
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham [N.C.] : Duke University Press, 2006.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • La vallistocracia : the formation of Oaxaca's ruling class
  • The legible city : constructed, symbolic, and disciplined spaces
  • "A new political religious order" : church, state, and workers
  • "A necessary evil" : regulating public space and public women
  • Portraits of a lady : visions of modernity
  • Conclusions : the consquences of modernity.