LEADER 03726nam 2200625 450 001 9910453790203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8032-4870-9 035 $a(CKB)2550000001159480 035 $a(EBL)1543726 035 $a(OCoLC)862614690 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001041339 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11601197 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001041339 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11043931 035 $a(PQKB)10236090 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1543726 035 $a(OCoLC)863044739 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse27613 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1543726 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10797410 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL542684 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001159480 100 $a20130719h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRailroad radicals in Cold War Mexico $egender, class, and memory /$fRobert F. Alegre ; [foreword by] Elena Poniatowska 210 1$aLincoln, Nebraska :$cUniversity of Nebraska Press,$d[2014] 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (300 p.) 225 1 $aThe Mexican experience 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8032-4484-3 311 $a1-306-11433-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""Cover ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Page ""; ""Contents ""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""Map of Mexico""; ""Introduction""; ""1. "The Mexican Revolution Was Made on the Rails""; ""2. "Born into the Railway""; ""3. "Who Is Mr. Nobody?""; ""4. The "War of Position""""; ""5. Railroaded""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" 330 $a"An in-depth study of railroad labor activism in the context of Mexico's Cold War experience"--$cProvided by publisher. 330 $a"Despite the Mexican government's projected image of prosperity and modernity in the years following World War II, workers who felt that Mexico's progress had come at their expense became increasingly discontented. From 1948 to 1958, unelected and often corrupt officials of STFRM, the railroad workers' union, collaborated with the ruling Institutionalized Revolutionary Party (PRI) to freeze wages for the rank and file. In response, members of STFRM staged a series of labor strikes in 1958 and 1959 that inspired a nationwide working-class movement. The Mexican army crushed the last strike on March 26, 1959, and union members discovered that in the context of the Cold War, exercising their constitutional right to organize and strike appeared radical, even subversive. Railroad Radicals in Cold War Mexico examines a pivotal moment in post-World War II Mexican history. This study of railroad labor activism argues that the railway strikes of the 1950's constituted the first and boldest challenge to PRI rule and marked the beginning of mass dissatisfaction with the ruling party. In addition, Robert F. Alegre gives the wives of the railroad workers a narrative place in this history by incorporating issues of gender identity in his analysis"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aMexican experience. 606 $aRailroads$xEmployees$xLabor unions$zMexico$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aMexico$xHistory$y20th century 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aRailroads$xEmployees$xLabor unions$xHistory 676 $a331.8811385097209045 700 $aAlegre$b Robert F$01034080 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453790203321 996 $aRailroad radicals in Cold War Mexico$92452984 997 $aUNINA