1. La Vallistocracia: The Formation of Oaxaca’s Ruling Class

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations and Tables ix
4. Preface xi
5. Introduction Writing the Emerald City 1
6. 1. La Vallistocracia: The Formation of Oaxaca’s Ruling Class 17
7. 2. The Legible City: Constructed, Symbolic, and Disciplined Spaces 40
8. 3. ‘‘A New Political Religious Order’’: Church, State, and Workers 70
9. 4. ‘‘A Necessary Evil’’: Regulating Public Space and Public Women 98
10. 5. Portraits of a Lady: Visions of Modernity 122
11. Conclusions The Consequences of Modernity 153
12. Appendix Articles Cited from the 1857 Constitution 161
13. Notes 163
14. Bibliography 203
15. Index 221