The Civilizing Machine: A Cultural History of Mexican Railroads, 1876-1910

by Michael Matthews and Michael Matthews

In late nineteenth-century Mexico the Mexican populace was fascinated with the country's booming railroad network. Newspapers and periodicals were filled with art, poetry, literature, and social commentaries exploring the symbolic power of the railroad. As a symbol of economic, political, and industrial modernization, the locomotive served to demarcate a nation's status in the world. However, the dangers of locomotive travel, complicated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803243804
• ISBN13: 9780803243804
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"