Mexico's Crucial Century, 1810-1910 : An Introduction (The Mexican Experience)

Beezley, William H./ MacLachlan, Colin M.

University of Nebraska Press（2010/12発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 277 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780803228443
• DDC分類 972.03

Full Description

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

List of IllustrationsList of MapsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The National Trauma1. Spain and Its Empire in Crisis2. Santa Anna's Era3. Liberalism, Reform, and Napolean III4. The Restored Republic5. Constructing the Porfiriato6. The Socioeconomic Pyramid7. Soft Diplomacy8. Fatal VulnerabilitiesConclusion: A Crucial Century AssessedNotesSuggested Reading in EnglishIndex