The significance of 1848 -- The taming of the periphery, 1867-1890 -- City and countryside, 1890-1910 -- Nuevo León and the making of the border labor market, 1890-1910 -- The crisis of the countryside and public policy in the late porfiriato -- Class, culture and politics in Monterrey, 1890-1910 -- A tale of two porfirian firms
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-331) and index