{"product_id":"empire-and-revolution-the-americans-in-mexico-since-the-civil-war-9780520223240","title":"Empire and Revolution: The Americans in Mexico since the Civil War","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe deep relationship between the United States and Mexico has had repercussions felt around the world. This sweeping and unprecedented chronicle of the economic and social connections between the two nations opens a new window onto history from the Civil War to today and brilliantly illuminates the course of events that made the United States a global empire. The Mexican Revolution  Manifest Destiny  World War II  and NAFTA are all part of the story  but John Mason Harts narrative transcends these moments of economic and political drama  resonating with the themes of wealth and power. Combining economic and historical analysis with personal memoirs and vivid descriptions of key episodes and players  Empire and Revolution is based on substantial amounts of previously unexplored source material. Hart excavated recently declassified documents in the archives of the United States government and traveled extensively in rural Mexico to uncover the rich sources for this gripping story of 135 years of intervention  cooperation  and corruption.  Beginning just after the American Civil War  Hart traces the activities of an elite group of financiers and industrialists who  sensing opportunities for wealth to the south  began to develop Mexicos infrastructure. He charts their activities through the pivotal regime of Porfirio Daz  when Americans began to gain ownership of Mexicos natural resources  and through the Mexican Revolution  when Americans lost many of their holdings in Mexico. Hart concentrates less on traditional political history in the twentieth century and more on the hidden interactions between Americans and Mexicans  especially the unfolding story of industrial production in Mexico for export to the United States. Throughout  this masterful narrative illuminates the development and expansion of the American railroad  oil  mining  and banking industries. Hart also shows how the export of the \"American Dream\" has shaped such areas as religion and work attitudes in Mexico.  Empire and Revolution reveals much about the American psyche  especially the compulsion of American elites toward wealth  global power  and contact with other peoples  often in order to \"save\" them. These characteristics were first expressed internationally in Mexico  and Hart shows that the Mexican experience was and continues to be a prototype for U.S. expansion around the world. His work demonstrates the often inconspicuous yet profoundly damaging impact of American investment in the underdeveloped countries of Latin America  Asia  and Africa. Empire and Revolution will be the definitive book on U.S.-Mexico relations and their local and global ramifications.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648124084277,"sku":"ByrdShop_0520223241","price":48.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780520223240.jpg?v=1781710075","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/empire-and-revolution-the-americans-in-mexico-since-the-civil-war-9780520223240","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}