Routes of Compromise
Building Roads and Shaping the Nation in Mexico, 1917-1952
By Michael K. Bess | Publisher: Nebraska
About the book
In Routes of Compromise Michael K. Bess studies the social, economic, and political implications of road building and state formation in Mexico through a comparative analysis of Nuevo León and Veracruz from the 1920s to the 1950s. He examines how both foreign and domestic actors, working at local, national, and transnational levels, helped determine how Mexico would build and finance its roadways.
While Veracruz offered a radical model for regional construction that empowered agrarian communities, national consensus would solidify around policies championed by Nuevo León’s political and commercial elites. Bess shows that no single political figure or central agency dominated the process of determining Mexico's road-building policies. Instead, provincial road-building efforts highlight the contingent nature of power and state formation in midcentury Mexico.
Editions of Routes of Compromise
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780803299344
- EBook
- ISBN 9781496204028
- EBook
- ISBN 9781496204035
- EBook
- ISBN 9781496204011
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In Routes of Compromise Michael K. Bess studies the social, economic, and political implications of road building and state formation in Mexico through a comparative analysis of Nuevo León and Veracruz from the 1920s to the 1950s. He examines how both foreign and domestic actors, working at local, national, and transnational levels, helped determine how Mexico would build and finance its roadways.
While Veracruz offered a radical model for regional construction that empowered agrarian communities, national consensus would solidify around policies championed by Nuevo León’s political and commercial elites. Bess shows that no single political figure or central agency dominated the process of determining Mexico's road-building policies. Instead, provincial road-building efforts highlight the contingent nature of power and state formation in midcentury Mexico.
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What is Routes of Compromise about?
In Routes of Compromise Michael K. Bess studies the social, economic, and political implications of road building and state formation in Mexico through a comparative analysis of Nuevo León and Veracruz from the 1920s to the 1950s. He examines how both foreign and domestic actors, working at local, national, and transnational levels, helped determine how Mexico would build and finance its roadways.
While Veracruz offered a radical model for regional construction that empowered agrarian communities, national consensus would solidify around policies championed by Nuevo León’s political and commercial elites. Bess shows that no single political figure or central agency dominated the process of determining Mexico's road-building policies. Instead, provincial road-building efforts highlight the contingent nature of power and state formation in midcentury Mexico.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Routes of Compromise?
History and Archaeology > History > History of the Americas
Where can I read a sample of Routes of Compromise?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780803299344
Is Routes of Compromise part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series The Mexican Experience
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Routes of Compromise?
Michael K. Bess
Who is the Publisher of the book Routes of Compromise?
Nebraska
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Routes of Compromise is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780803299344) and ebook(ISBN 9781496204028) and ebook(ISBN 9781496204035) and ebook(ISBN 9781496204011)
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