Judas at the Jockey Club and other episodes of Porfirian Mexico / William H. Beezley ; with a new preface by the author.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beezley, William H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jockey Club (Mexico City, Mexico).

Social classes--Mexico.

Social classes.

Mexico.

Mexico--Social life and customs.

Manners and customs.

Mexico--History--1867-1910.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xx, 183 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln ; London : University of Nebraska Press, [2018]

Summary:

Featuring a new preface by the author, this brilliant and eminently readable cultural history looks at Mexican life during the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz, from 1876-1911. At that time the modernization that Mexico underwent produced a fierce struggle between the traditional and the new, exacerbating class antagonisms in the process. The noted historian William H. Beezley illuminates many facets of everyday Mexican life lying at the heart of this conflict and change, including sports, storytelling, health care, technology, and the traditional Easter-time Judas burnings that became a primary focus of strife during those years. This updated volume provides

Contents:

Introduction

The Porfirian persuasion: sport and recreation in modern Mexico

Rocks and rawhide in rural society: tools and technology in Porfirian Mexico

Judas at the jockey club

Afterword.

Notes:

First edition: 1987.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-174) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Beezley, William H. Judas at the Jockey Club and other episodes of Porfirian Mexico. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2018]

ISBN:

1496206908

9781496206909

OCLC:

1009216659