Judas at the Jockey Club and Other Episodes of Porfirian Mexico

Name: Judas at the Jockey Club and Other Episodes of Porfirian Mexico
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ISBN: 9780803262171

ISBN-10: 0803262175

ISBN-13: 9780803262171

Edition: 2nd 2004

Authors: William H. Beezley, William Beezley

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Description:

This cultural history looks at Mexican life during the dictatorship of Porfirio D'az, from 1876 to 1911. At that time Mexico underwent modernization, which produced a fierce struggle between the traditional and the new and exacerbating class antagonisms.

Book details

List price: $17.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Publication date: 4/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 189
Size: 5.32" wide x 8.48" long x 0.42" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Preface to the Second Edition


Preface


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


Bibliography


Index


Illustrations


Traditional and modern Mexicans watch an 1890s cockfight


"Railroad Judas, 1882"


"The People's Glory"


"Hallelujah Saturday in Politics"


"Guadalupine Public Rejoicing"


"Why Ride a Bicycle?"