Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. One. The Significance of 1848 11
6. Two. The Taming of the Periphery, 1867–1890 52
7. Three. City and Countryside, 1890–1910 85
8. Four. Nuevo León and the Making of the Border Labor Market, 1890–1910 126
9. Five. The Crisis of the Countryside and Public Policy in the Late Porfiriato 166
10. Six. Class, Culture, and Politics in Monterrey,1890–1910 192
11. Seven. A Tale of Two Porfirian Firms 234
12. Epilogue 271
13. Notes 275
14. Selected Bibliography 321
15. Index 333