Title Visions of the Emerald City : modernity, tradition, and the formation of Porfirian Oaxaca, Mexico / Mark Overmyer-Velázquez

Published Durham [N.C.] : Duke University Press, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 231 pages) : illustrations, maps Series e-Duke books scholarly collection. Contents 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 Summary 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) Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-220) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject HISTORY -- Latin America -- Mexico. SUBJECT Oaxaca de Juárez (Mexico) -- History -- 19th century Mexico -- History -- 1867-1910. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85084588 Subject Mexico Mexico -- Oaxaca de Juárez Oaxaca de Juárez Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780822387886 0822387883

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