Mexico's crucial century, 1810-1910 : an introduction / Colin M. MacLachlan & William H. Beezley.
2010
F1232 .M2184 2010 (Mapit)
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Title
Mexico's crucial century, 1810-1910 : an introduction / Colin M. MacLachlan & William H. Beezley.
Author
MacLachlan, Colin M.
ISBN
9780803228443 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0803228449 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0803228449 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Imprint
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2010.
Language
English
Description
x, 280 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Call Number
F1232 .M2184 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification
972/.03
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.
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.
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, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Beezley, William H.
Series
Mexican experience.
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Table of 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.
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.