The Civilizing Machine: A Cultural History of Mexican Railroads, 1876-1910

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The Civilizing Machine the mexican experience William H. Beezley, series editor m i c h a e l m a t t h e w s The Civilizing Machine A Cultural History of Mexican Railroads, 1876–1910 university of nebraska press lincoln and london © 2013 by the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the United States of America. An earlier version of chapter 2, “De Viaje: Elite Views of Modernity and the Railroad Boom,” appeared as “De Viaje: Elite Views of Modernity and the Porfirian Railway Boom” in Mexican Studies/ Estidios Mexicanos 26 (Summer 2010): 251–89. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Matthews, Michael, 1978– The civilizing machine: a cultural history of Mexican railroads, 1876–1910 / Michael Matthews. pages cm—(The Mexican experience) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8032-4380-4 (pbk.: alk paper) isbn 978-0-8032-4943-1 (pdf) 1. Railroads—Mexico—Social aspects—History—20th century. 2. Railroads— Mexico—Public opinion—History—20th century. 3. Popular culture—Mexico—History—20th century. 4. Mexico—History—1867–1910. I. Title. he2818.m33 2014 385.0972'09034—dc23 2013031269 Set in Sabon by Laura Wellington. To my father, Charles Matthews, and to my mother, Rossana Castagnetto ...