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082	0	0	_aLAS 917.2 RUI
100	1		_aRuiz, Jason
245	1	0	_aAmericans in the Treasure House: _bTravel to Porfirian Mexico and the Cultural Politics of Empire _c/ Jason Ruiz
260			_aAustin, TX _b: University of Texas Press _c, 2014
300			_a279 p. _c; 23 cm
520			_aWhen railroads connected the United States and Mexico in 1884 and overland travel between the two countries became easier and cheaper, Americans developed an intense curiosity about Mexico, its people, and its opportunities for business and pleasure. Indeed, so many Americans visited Mexico during the Porfiriato (the long dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz, 1876–1911) that observers on both sides of the border called the hordes of tourists and business speculators a “foreign invasion,” an apt phrase for a historical moment when the United States was expanding its territory and influence. Americans in the Treasure House examines travel to Mexico during the Porfiriato, concentrating on the role of travelers in shaping ideas of Mexico as a logical place for Americans to extend their economic and cultural influence in the hemisphere.
546			_aEnglish
650			_aAmericans _vTravel _zMexico _xHistory _y19th century
650			_aTourism
650			_aInvestments, American
651			_aMexico _vHistory _y1867-1910
942			_cMO
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