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A social history of Mexico's railroads : peons, prisoners, and priests
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- Creator
- Teresa Miriam Van Hoy
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2008]
- ©2008
- Physical Details
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- xxvi, 237 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780742553279, 0742553272, 9780742553286, 0742553280
- OCLC
- ocn171287709
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-228) and index.
- Twelve hours by train rather than twelve days on foot : independence and isolation -- Thatched huts, cactus fences, and crops unplanted : railroads and land--southern Mexico -- From convicts and conscripts to payroll crews : labor on the railroads--unpaid to well paid -- Wood, lime, and crushed rock : labor on the railroads--beyond the payroll -- Pilgrimages, mangos, and medicine : railroad services--formal and informal -- Inspectors, inaugurations, and public bulletins : authoritarian policies--mellowed and manipulated -- Conclusion