El contratista de don Porfirio
Subtitle: obras públicas, deuda y desarrollo desigual
By: Priscilla Connolly.
Edition: 1. ed.
Series: Sección de obras de historia
Publisher: El Colegio de Michoacán; Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Azcapotzalco; Fondo de Cultura Económica
Published: 1997
Place of publication: México, D.F
Language: spa
Number of pages: 423
Subjects: Cowdray, Weetman Pearson, Viscount, 1856-1927.; Public works -- Mexico -- History.; Construction industry -- Mexico -- History.
Description: "Long overdue biography of Lord Cowdray (Weetman Pearson), Porfirio Díaz's preferred agent for public works projects. Likely to be the seminal work on the physical manifestations of Porfirian progress. Highly recommended"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 394-420).
Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Colegio de Michoacán, 1989.
Errata slip inserted.