Civilizing Machine A Cultural History of Mexican Railroads, 1876-1910

Name: Civilizing Machine A Cultural History of Mexican Railroads, 1876-1910
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ISBN: 9780803243804

ISBN-10: 0803243804

ISBN-13: 9780803243804

Edition: 2014

Authors: Michael Matthews

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In late nineteenth-century Mexico the Mexican populace was fascinated with the country’s booming railroad network. Newspapers and periodicals were filled with art, poetry, literature, and social commentaries exploring the symbolic power of the railroad. As a symbol of economic, political, and industrial modernization, the locomotive served to demarcate a nation’s status in the world. However, the dangers of locomotive travel, complicated by the fact that Mexico’s railroads were foreign owned and operated, meant that the railroad could also symbolize disorder, death, and foreign domination.In The Civilizing Machine, Michael Matthews explores the ideological and cultural milieu that shaped…

Book details

List price: $54.95
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Publication date: 1/1/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 340
Size: 6.02" wide x 9.00" long x 0.74" tall
Weight: 1.034