Mexico's crucial century, 1810-1910 : an introduction / Colin M. MacLachlan & William H. Beezley.

Mexico's crucial century, 1810-1910 : an introduction / Colin M. MacLachlan & William H. Beezley.

9780803228443 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0803228449 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2010]

©2010

English

x, 280 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.

F1232 .M2184 2010

972/.03

"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.
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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Mexican experience.

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