Mexico's Crucial Century, 1810-1910 An Introduction / Colin M. MacLachlan & William H. Beezley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

MacLachlan, Colin M.

Contributor:

Beezley, William H.

Series:

The Mexican Experience

The Mexican experience

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mexico--Politics and government--19th century.

Mexico.

Mexico--History--19th century.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (294 p.)

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2012

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

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.

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-269) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780803234086

0803234082

OCLC:

707971877