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Technology and the search for progress in modern Mexico / Edward Beatty.

Author/creator Beatty, Edward author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]
Copyright Notice ©2015
Descriptionx, 342 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Technological innovations--Mexico --History --19th century.
Technology transfer--Mexico --History --19th century.
Technology transfer--United States --History --19th century.
Technology transfer--Europe, Northern --History --19th century.
Contents Introduction -- Technology and the emergence of atraso, 1820-1870 -- Technology and the imperative of progreso, 1870-1910 -- Sewing machines -- Beer and glass bottles -- Cyanide and silver -- Obstacles to adoption -- Constraints to learning -- Conclusions -- Appendix one : patent data -- Appendix two : technology import data.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 283-311) and index.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2014036981
ISBN9780520284890 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0520284895 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780520284906 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0520284909 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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