Industry and revolution social and economic change in the Orizaba Valley, Mexico / Aurora Gómez-Galvarriato.

Author/creator Gómez Galvarriato, Aurora
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2013.
Description351 pages ; illustrations, map, charts ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Textile workers--Mexico. --Orizaba (Veracruz-Llave). --History. --19th century.
Textile workers--Mexico. --Orizaba (Veracruz-Llave). --History. --20th century.
Textile industry--Mexico. --Orizaba (Veracruz-Llave). --History. --19th century.
Textile industry--Mexico. --Orizaba (Veracruz-Llave). --History. --20th century.
Orizaba (Veracruz-Llave, Mexico)--Economic conditions.

Contents Introduction -- The Mexican textile industry: an overview -- CIVSA : the nature of the firm -- The nature of the labor force -- Labor organization during the porfiriato -- Textile workers and the Mexican revolution -- Labor and the first postrevolutionary regimes -- A revolution in work : real wages and working hours -- A revolution in daily life : community and living conditions in the mill towns -- The impact of the Mexican revolution on CIVSA's performance -- Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Archives and periodicals consulted -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 279-334) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012038237
ISBN9780674072725 (alk. paper)

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