Mexico was second only to the United States as the world's largest oil producer in the years following the Mexican Revolution. As the revolutionary government became institutionalized, it sought to assure its control of Mexico's oil resources through the Constitution of 1917, which returned subsoil rights to the nation. This comprehensive study explores the resulting struggle between oil producers, many of which were U.S. companies, and the Mexican government. Linda Hall goes beyond the diplomacy to look at the direct impact of a powerful, highly profitable foreign-controlled industry on a government and a nation trying to recover from a major civil war. She draws on extensive research in Mexican archives, including both government sources and the private papers of Presidents Alvaro Obregon and Plutarco Elias Calles, as well as U.S. government and private sources. Since the North American Free Trade Agreement has expanded United States business ties to Mexico, this study of a crucial moment in U.S.-Mexican business relations will be of interest to a wide audience in business, diplomatic, and political history.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Texas Press
ISBN-13
9780292731011
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95876831
Product Key Features
Author
Linda B. Hall
Publication Name
Oil, Banks, and Politics: the United States and Postrevolutionary Mexico, 1917-1924
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
1995
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
236 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
652g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Linda B. Hall
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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