Industry and Revolution: Social and Economic Change in the Orizaba Valley, Mexico. By Aurora Gómez-Galvarriato. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. 2013. Pp. 351. $49.95, hardcover.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-2014
ISSN
0022-0507
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Language
en-US
Abstract
This book tells two, intertwined stories of Mexican history from 1880 through 1930: the evolution of the Mexican cotton textile industry and the political evolution of Mexico through the Mexican Revolution. By looking at both stories at once, the book paints a rich picture of how firms, unions, political institutions, and social networks interacted, affecting both the communities where the industry was centered and Mexico as a whole. The history is focused on the Orizaba Valley, east of Mexico City, and in detail on one particular textile firm, Compañía Industrial Veracruzana S. A. (CIVSA).
Recommended Citation
James Bessen,
Industry and Revolution: Social and Economic Change in the Orizaba Valley, Mexico. By Aurora Gómez-Galvarriato. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. 2013. Pp. 351. $49.95, hardcover.
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The Journal of Economic History
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Available at:
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022050714000473
