Other Mexicos: Essays on Regional Mexican History, 1876-1911

by Thomas Benjamin and William McNellie

Book Overview

For centuries Mexico City dominated the country. Political leaders during the colonial period and the nineteenth century concentrated power and wealth in the capital city, and for many people the metropolis was Mexico. This view of the monolithic influence of Mexico City took on new meaning during the reign of Porfirio D az from 1876 to 1911. He imposed a strong centralism and subordinated regional concerns to presidential prerogative. Yet, as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826307558
• ISBN13: 9780826307552
• Release Date: July 1984
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.9"