Railroad Radicals in Cold War Mexico by Robert F Alegre
Examines a pivotal moment in post-World War II Mexican history.-
The Mysterious Sofia
-
Routes of Compromise
-
The Inevitable Bandstand
-
Murder and Counterrevolution in Mexico
-
From Angel to Office Worker
-
San Miguel De Allende
-
Death Is All Around Us
-
Forceful Negotiations
-
Pistoleros and Popular Movements
-
The Heart in the Glass Jar
-
Alcohol and Nationhood in Nineteenth-Century Mexico
-
Matters of Justice
-
From Idols to Antiquity
-
Women Made Visible
-
Silver Veins, Dusty Lungs
-
The Lawyer of the Church
-
Seen and Heard in Mexico
-
Muy Buenas Noches
-
Working Women, Entrepreneurs, and the Mexican Revolution
-
The Plan De San Diego
-
Deco Body, Deco City
-
Celebrating Insurrection
-
Mexico, La Patria
-
Redeeming the Revolution
-
Gender and the Negotiation of Daily Life in Mexico, 1750-1856
-
The Civilizing Machine
-
Radio in Revolution
-
Apostle of Progress
"[Railroad Radicals in Cold War Mexico] is a long overdue addition to Mexican labor history that belongs in undergraduate and graduate classrooms everywhere"-Myrna Santiago, American Historical Review -- Myrna Santiago American Historical Review "A fascinating book that provides an original, well-documented perspective on modern Mexico."-A. Vergara, CHOICE -- A. Vergara CHOICE "Railroad Radicals is highly recommended for both scholars and students."-Andrew Paxman, Mexican Studies -- Andrew Paxman Mexican Studies "Alegre's study fills a significant void... An in-depth study of labor activism in the context of Mexico's Cold War experience is long overdue in the scholarly literature."-Susan Gauss, associate professor at the University at Albany, SUNY, and author of Made in Mexico: Regions, Nation, and the State in the Rise of Mexican Industrialism, 1920s-1940s -- Susan Gauss "The railroad movement in Mexico has been the subject of many books, but none as passionately written or meticulously documented as this one."-from the foreword by Elena Poniatowska -- Elena Poniatowska
Robert F. Alegre is an assistant professor of history and affiliated faculty in the Women’s and Gender Studies Program at the University of New England. His work has been published in the Journal of Women’s History, Labour/Le Travail, and Reviews in History. Elena Poniatowska received a lifetime achievement award from the International Women’s Media Foundation and is the first woman to win Mexico’s National Journalism Prize.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780803244849 |
| ISBN 10 | 0803244843 |
| Title | Railroad Radicals in Cold War Mexico |
| Author | Robert F Alegre |
| Series | The Mexican Experience |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Nebraska Press |
| Year published | 2014-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 270 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |