6. Calles and His Attempts to Put an Oil Law into Effect

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction to the First Edition ix
4. Introduction to the Second Edition xv
5. Note on the English Edition xix
6. 1. Evolution of the Mexican Oil Industry 1
7. 2. Establishment of the First Oil Companies: 1900-1914 20
8. 3. The Formulation of a New Oil Policy 42
9. 4. Carranza and the Oil Reform 54
10. 5. From Obregón's Victory to the Bucareli Agreement and the 1924 Accord 75
11. 6. Calles and His Attempts to Put an Oil Law into Effect 107
12. 7. In the Shadow of Calles, the "Supreme Leader of the Revolution": A Pause 139
13. 8. The Cárdenas Regime and Solution Once and for All of the Oil Problem 149
14. 9. From Nationalization to World War II 173
15. 10. World War II and Final Settlement of the Oil Controversy 217
16. 11. Final Considerations 229
17. Appendix: Chronology 1910-1942 235
18. Notes 236
19. Sources Cited 339
20. Index 355