Description |
1 online resource (x, 280 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Mexican experience series |
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Mexican experience.
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Contents |
Introduction : the national trauma -- Spain and its empire in crisis -- Santa Anna's era -- Liberalism, reform, and Napoleon III -- The restored republic -- Constructing the Porfiriato -- The socioeconomic pyramid -- Soft diplomacy -- Fatal vulnerabilities -- Conclusion : a crucial century assessed |
Summary |
"After Mexico gained its independence from Spain in 1821, it began the work of forging its identity as an independent nation, a process that would endure throughout the crucial nineteenth century. A weakened Mexico faced American territorial ambitions and economic pressure, and the U.S.-Mexican War threatened the fledgling nation's survival. In 1876 Porfirio Díaz became president of Mexico, bringing political stability to the troubled nation. Although Díaz initiated long-delayed economic development and laid the foundation of modern Mexico, his government was an oligarchy created at the expense of most Mexicans |
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This accessible account guides the reader through a pivotal time in Mexican history, including such critical episodes as the reign of Santa Anna, the U.S.-Mexican War, and the Porfiriato. Colin M. MacLachlan and William H. Beezley recount how the century between Mexico's independence and the outbreak of the Mexican Revolution had a lasting impact on the course of the nation's history."--Pub. desc |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-269) 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 |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
Subject |
HISTORY.
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HISTORY -- Latin America -- Mexico.
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Politics and government
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Mexikanska självständighetskrigen 1810-1821
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SUBJECT |
Mexico -- History -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88004039
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Mexico -- Politics and government -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85084606
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Subject |
Mexico
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Mexiko
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Mexiko.
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Mexiko -- historia -- 1800-talet.
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Mexiko -- relationer -- Förenta staterna.
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Förenta staterna -- relationer -- Mexiko.
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Beezley, William H., author.
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LC no. |
2009051621 |
ISBN |
9780803234086 |
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0803234082 |
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