The Civilizing Machine : a Cultural History of Mexican Railroads, 1876-1910 /

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"In late nineteenth-century Mexico the Mexican populace was fascinated with the country's booming railroad network. Newspapers and periodicals were filled with art, poetry, literature, and social commentaries exploring the symbolic power of the railroad. As a symbol of economic, political,...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Matthews, Michael, 1978- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2014.
Series:Mexican experience.
Subjects:
1867-1999
Railroads > Social aspects > Mexico > History > 20th century.
Railroads > Mexico > Public opinion > History > 20th century.
Popular culture > Mexico > History > 20th century.
Culture populaire > Mexique > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Latin America > Mexico.
TRANSPORTATION > Railroads > Pictorial.
Popular culture
Railroads > Public opinion
Railroads > Social aspects
Mexico > History > 1867-1910.
Mexique > Histoire > 1867-1910.
Mexico
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The discourse of development : the railroad debate of the early Porfiriato
  • De viaje : elite views of modernity and the railroad boom
  • Festivals of progress : the railroad ceremony
  • The price of progress : popular perceptions of the railroad accident
  • La loco-matona : the railroad in the popular and opposition press.

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