1st Edition

The Global Perspective of Urban Labor in Mexico City, 1910–1929 El Mundo al Revés

By Stephan Fender Copyright 2020
228 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

228 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

228 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The Global Perspective of Urban Labor in Mexico City, 1910–1929 examines the global entanglement of the Mexican labor movement during the Mexican Revolution. It describes how global influences made their entry into labor culture through the cinema, the theater, and labor festivals as well as into the development of consumption patterns and advertisement. It further shows how the young labor... Read more

1. Introduction

2. The World of Urban Labor

3. The Outward Perspective

4. Elements of Identity

5. The Question of Belonging

6. Conclusion

Biography

Stephan Fender has studied history in Hamburg, Mexico City, and Barcelona and holds a PhD in Latin American History from the University of Hamburg. Currently, he works as a postdoctoral researcher at the University College Dublin, where he examines the global impact of the Mexican Revolution.