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Industry and Revolution : Social and Economic Change in the Orizaba Valley, Mexico.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Harvard Historical StudiesPublisher: Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (362 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780674074330
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Industry and RevolutionDDC classification:
  • 338.476770097262
LOC classification:
  • HD8039
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Mexican Textile Industry: An Overview -- 2. CIVSA: The Nature of the Firm -- 3. The Nature of the Labor Force -- 4. Labor Organization during the Porfiriato -- 5. Textile Workers and the Mexican Revolution -- 6. Labor and the First Postrevolutionary Regimes -- 7. A Revolution in Work: Real Wages and Working Hours -- 8. A Revolution in Daily Life: Community and Living Conditions in the Mill Towns -- 9. The Impact of the Mexican Revolution on CIVSA's Performance -- Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Archives and Periodicals Consulted -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Summary: Industrial workers, not just peasants, played an essential role in the Mexican Revolution. Tracing the introduction of mechanized industry into the Orizaba Valley, Aurora Gómez-Galvarriato argues convincingly that the revolution cannot be understood apart from the Industrial Revolution, and thus provides a fresh perspective on both transformations.
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Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Mexican Textile Industry: An Overview -- 2. CIVSA: The Nature of the Firm -- 3. The Nature of the Labor Force -- 4. Labor Organization during the Porfiriato -- 5. Textile Workers and the Mexican Revolution -- 6. Labor and the First Postrevolutionary Regimes -- 7. A Revolution in Work: Real Wages and Working Hours -- 8. A Revolution in Daily Life: Community and Living Conditions in the Mill Towns -- 9. The Impact of the Mexican Revolution on CIVSA's Performance -- Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Archives and Periodicals Consulted -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

Industrial workers, not just peasants, played an essential role in the Mexican Revolution. Tracing the introduction of mechanized industry into the Orizaba Valley, Aurora Gómez-Galvarriato argues convincingly that the revolution cannot be understood apart from the Industrial Revolution, and thus provides a fresh perspective on both transformations.

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