"Technology and Culture in Twentieth-Century Mexico" offers a novel
approach to Mexican studies by considering the complex relationship
between technology, politics, society, and culture. While it is
widely accepted by scholars that substantial changes in technology
occurred in Mexico during the last century, very little has been
written on these issues, perhaps because of a propensity to
associate Mexico with tradition and folklore rather than
technology, progress, and modernity. This diverse collection of
chapters--written by historians, literary scholars, social
scientists, and cultural critics--tells this long-neglected story
of technological change. Contributors examine themes ranging from
the introduction of new forms of travel (automobiles, buses,
trains, and subways) to innovations in media (radio, film, and the
Internet) to the relationships between technology, literature, art,
and architecture. Covering the twentieth century and beyond,
"Technology and Culture in Twentieth-Century Mexico," edited by
Araceli Tinajero and J. Brian Freeman, illustrates the invention,
use, and adaptation of technology, as well as the diverse ways that
technology itself is both shaped by and shapes culture. This
interdisciplinary book points to new directions in the study of
Mexico and makes an important contribution to Latin American
Studies and the history of technology.
Contributors: Claudia Agostoni / Sandra Aguilar-Rodriguez /
Edward R. Burian /Antoni Castells-Talens / J. Brian Freeman /
Celeste Gonzalez de Bustamante / Guillermo Guajardo / Joanne
Hershfield / Anna Indych-Lopez /Lynda Klich / Viviane Mahieux /
Carlos Monsivais / John Mraz /Ricardo Perez Montfort / Jose Manuel
Ramos Rodriguez /Paolo Riguzzi / Erja Vettenranta / Juan Villoro /
David M. J. Wood /Naief Yehya /
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