William schell jr (10 Ergebnisse)

Magazine. Zustand: Very Good+. First Edition. 4to 11" - 13" tall; 88 pages; Vol XLVI, No. 47. Single issue magazine January 9, 1971 features cover art by Charles Saxon of vacationers surprised by a political rally in the Caribbean. Cover bright and fresh; binding strong. Trace foxing to the fore edge. Contents clean and neat. Includes Henry S. F. Cooper, Jr. On Apollo 14, and pieces by Wallace White, Winthrop Sargeant, Pauline Kael and more. VG++ to NF.…

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. Examines the largest foreign colony in Mexico during the reign of Porfirio Diaz, 1876-1911. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 296 pages, notes, bibliography, index, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJC; GTB; HBJK; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612. . 1999. hardcover. . . . . …

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardback. Zustand: New. In this original and compelling book book, William Schell Jr. examines the largest foreign colony in Mexico during the reign of Porfirio D'az, from 1876 to 1911. Expatriate Americans constituted the greatest number of technicians, technocrats, consultants, engineers, agronomists, mining specialists, railroad experts, and venture capitalists in Mexico. The influence of these 'integral outsiders' extended far beyond economics and Porfirian efforts to manage the booming era of Mexican modernization. Marriages between Americans and Mexican society women and membership in such organizations as Masonic brotherhoods brought the foreigners into the most important social circles. Integral Outsiders: The American Colony in Mexico City, 1876D1911, contains a colorful history of the Porfiriato through the lens of American participation, including carefully wrought descriptions of expatriate Americans. These individual biographies make the narrative more human and interesting, allowing Schell to move beyond the simplistic view of weak, greedy Mexican elites conspiring with powerful, greedy foreign capitalists to amass great wealth while impoverishing the Mexican masses and creating economic underdevelopment. Basing his comments on meticulous research, Schell points out that U.S. influence was hardly a one-way street and that the interaction between U.S. citizens and Mexicans was a complex system of cultural negotiations. He demonstrates convincingly that, while insinuating themselves into Mexican society, Americans thought that they were changing Mexico, and, in so doing, changed themselves. As Schell states, 'Ultimately, then, it may be said that the Porfirian regime got the form of hegemony it sought, and Washington took the sort of hegemony it could get.'. …

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New. Examines the largest foreign colony in Mexico during the reign of Porfirio Diaz, 1876-1911. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 296 pages, notes, bibliography, index, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJC; GTB; HBJK; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612. . 1999. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 274 pages. 9.00x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardback. Zustand: New. In this original and compelling book book, William Schell Jr. examines the largest foreign colony in Mexico during the reign of Porfirio D'az, from 1876 to 1911. Expatriate Americans constituted the greatest number of technicians, technocrats, consultants, engineers, agronomists, mining specialists, railroad experts, and venture capitalists in Mexico. The influence of these 'integral outsiders' extended far beyond economics and Porfirian efforts to manage the booming era of Mexican modernization. Marriages between Americans and Mexican society women and membership in such organizations as Masonic brotherhoods brought the foreigners into the most important social circles. Integral Outsiders: The American Colony in Mexico City, 1876D1911, contains a colorful history of the Porfiriato through the lens of American participation, including carefully wrought descriptions of expatriate Americans. These individual biographies make the narrative more human and interesting, allowing Schell to move beyond the simplistic view of weak, greedy Mexican elites conspiring with powerful, greedy foreign capitalists to amass great wealth while impoverishing the Mexican masses and creating economic underdevelopment. Basing his comments on meticulous research, Schell points out that U.S. influence was hardly a one-way street and that the interaction between U.S. citizens and Mexicans was a complex system of cultural negotiations. He demonstrates convincingly that, while insinuating themselves into Mexican society, Americans thought that they were changing Mexico, and, in so doing, changed themselves. As Schell states, 'Ultimately, then, it may be said that the Porfirian regime got the form of hegemony it sought, and Washington took the sort of hegemony it could get.'. …