Isbn: 9780803296008 - disorder and progress: bandits, police, and mexican development (5 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1981, Mesoamerica. University of Nebraska Press. 264p., very good paperback.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine copy in softcover. Black and white spine with green titles.

1st edition in this form. Very good paperback copy; cover slightly creased and dulled as with age. Bright and clean internally. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 264 pp., 12 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm. Contents; pt. 1. The balance of order and disorder: Ambitious bandits : disorder equals power. The aura of the king. The spoils of independence. Bent on being modern. Bandits into police, and vice versa -- pt. 2. Toward the Western model: Irder, disorder, and development. The limits of dictatorship. A kind of peace -- pt. 3. A political performance: Constabulary of campesinos and artisans. The president's police. It's the image that counts -- pt. 4. Demons of revolution unleashed: The rollercoaster called capitalism. Unraveling the old regime. Disorder in the search of order. Subjects; Di?az, Porfirio 1830-1915. Police, Rural Mexico History 19th century. Brigands and robbers. Outlaws Mexico. 1 Kg.…