Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (x, 280 pages)
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illustrations, maps
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. [S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library Electronic reproduction
ISBN:
0803234082
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0803228449
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9780803234086
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9780803228443
Serie:
Mexican experience series
Inhalt:
"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
Inhalt:
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
Inhalt:
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
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-269) and index
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL
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Electronic reproduction
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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.
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe MacLachlan, Colin M Mexico's crucial century, 1810-1910 Lincoln, Neb : University of Nebraska Press, ©2010
Sprache:
Englisch
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