Americans in the treasure house
Ruiz, Jason.
Americans in the treasure house travel to Porfirian Mexico and the cultural politics of empire / [electronic resource] : Jason Ruiz. - Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, 2014. - 1 online resource (pages cm) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Machine generated contents note: List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Usage -- Introduction: Keep Close to a Kicking Horse -- Desire among the Ruins: Constructing Mexico in American Travel Discourse -- The Greatest and Wisest Despot of Modern Times : Porfirio Diaz, American Travelers, and the Politics of Logical Paternalism -- American Travel Writing and the Problem of Indian Difference --The Most Promising Element in Mexican Society : Idealized Mestizaje and the Eradication of Indian Difference -- Reversals of Fortune: Revolutionary Veracruz and Porfirian Nostalgia -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
9780292753815 0292753810
HISTORY / Latin America / Mexico.
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
Investments, American--History--Mexico--19th century.
Tourism--History--Mexico--19th century.
Americans--Travel--History--Mexico--19th century.
Mexico--History--1867-1910.
Electronic books.
F1392.A5 / R85 2014
917.2/04
Americans in the treasure house travel to Porfirian Mexico and the cultural politics of empire / [electronic resource] : Jason Ruiz. - Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, 2014. - 1 online resource (pages cm) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Machine generated contents note: List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Usage -- Introduction: Keep Close to a Kicking Horse -- Desire among the Ruins: Constructing Mexico in American Travel Discourse -- The Greatest and Wisest Despot of Modern Times : Porfirio Diaz, American Travelers, and the Politics of Logical Paternalism -- American Travel Writing and the Problem of Indian Difference --The Most Promising Element in Mexican Society : Idealized Mestizaje and the Eradication of Indian Difference -- Reversals of Fortune: Revolutionary Veracruz and Porfirian Nostalgia -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
9780292753815 0292753810
HISTORY / Latin America / Mexico.
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
Investments, American--History--Mexico--19th century.
Tourism--History--Mexico--19th century.
Americans--Travel--History--Mexico--19th century.
Mexico--History--1867-1910.
Electronic books.
F1392.A5 / R85 2014
917.2/04