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acknowledgments/agradecimientos Finishingabookisakintotrainingforandrunningamarathon(inmycase, itwasahalfmarathon).Yourecognizeyouoweittoawealthofsupport alongtheway,fromthosehardysoulscheeringonthesidelinesandfriends waitingtocongratulateyouatthefinish,tothoserunningalongsideyouor whoturnedagruelingtrainingscheduleintoasocialactivity.Ihavebeen extremelyfortunatetohavehadscreamteamsalwaysatmyside. Partofthisbackinghasbeenfinancial,forfewhistorianscompleteabook withouttraveltoarchivesanddedicatedwritingtime.Iwasthebeneficiary ofgeneroussupportfromtheCenterforLatinAmericanStudies,theDepartment ofHistory,andtheDivisionofSocialSciencesattheUniversityof Chicago;theClementsCenterforSouthwestStudiesatSouthernMethodist University;theWennerGren,AndrewE.Mellon,andHewlettFoundations ;theInstitutefortheStudyofMan;aMountHolyokeCollegetravel grant;theMexico- NorthResearchNetwork;theDepartmentofAmerican StudiesatIndianaUniversity;theResearchBoardoftheUniversityofMissouri system;andtheDepartmentofHistory,theCenterforInternational Studies,andtheInstituteforWomen’sandGenderStudiesattheUniversity ofMissouri–St.Louis.Ialsoextendmysincerethankstothehardworking sta≠satthearchivesandlibrariesIvisitedandconsulted,mostnotablythe ArchivoHistóricodelEstadodeDurango(DurangoCity);ArchivoGeneral delaNación(MexicoCity);ArchivoHistóricoandDirecciónGeneraldel AcervoHistóricoDiplomático,SecretaríadeRelacionesExteriores(Mexico City);BibliotecaPúblicadelEstadodeDurango(DurangoCity);Interlibrary LoanatThomasJe≠ersonLibrary,UniversityofMissouri–St.Louis;National ArchivesandRecordsAdministration(Washington,D.C.);andSpecialCollections andUniversityArchives,StanfordUniversity. Acknowledgments 306 AuniquedebtofgratitudegoestomyeditorattheUniversityofNorth CarolinaPress,CharlesGrench,whoexpressedasincereinterestinthisproject whenitwasstillinaroughform.Throughlong- runningdiscussionsover thebook’stitle,hehasbeenajoytoworkwith,nothingbutaconstantand reliablesourceofencouragementandassistance.ThanksalsogotoPaula WaldandAlexMartin,whopolishedthisbookastheyexpertlyshepherded methroughtheproductionprocess.Nonpresstechnicalsupportwasprovided byJeanneBarker- Nunn,KathrynHurley,RyanJones,KathrynLitherland ,ValerieManzano,LuimilNegrónPérez,andAntonioReyesValdez, whofoundforgottencites,correctedinconsistenciesinlogic,constructed mymap,helpedwiththetranslationoftheacknowledgments,andredacted myprose. MyquesttofinishthisbookhastakenmefromChicagotoDurango, MexicoCity,Columbia(SouthCarolina),Ithaca(NewYork),SouthHadley (Massachusetts),BowlingGreen/Toledo(Ohio),Dallas,andnowSt.Louis. AttheUniversityofChicago,IoweanintellectualdebttoLeoraAuslander, JohnCoatsworth,FriedrichKatz,MaeNgai,andLeslieSalzinger,eachof whom,asmembersofmydissertationcommittee,contributedinamultitude ofwaystothisfinishedproduct.Mosttransformations,intellectualand otherwise,arebumpy,andminewasnoexception.Iwasskillfullyguided, botharoundobstaclesandintothem,bythisincrediblecrewofscholars, amongtheprofession’sfinestminds.OthersatChicagodueuntoldthanks for encouragement and scholarly prodding include Jovita Baber, Jeremy Baskes,ChristopherBoyer,EmilianoCorral,RobertCurley,Nicholasde Genova,RobinLaurenDerby,JillDupont,BenFallaw,SarahGualtieri,Luin Goldring,EleanorHannah,María- ElenaMartínez,SigfridoReyes,Richard Turits,CharlesWalker,andEricZolov.Mywishforallgraduatestudentsis thattheyfind — andtreasure — thekindofdynamicenvironmentandsmart peersIhad. AfterChicago,Ispentseveralyearsasanacademicmigrant.AttheUniversity ofSouthCarolinaandthenCornellUniversity,Ibenefitedfromdiscussions withLauraAhearn,PamelaBarnett,KennethClemments,Je≠erson Cowie,andMariaCristinaGarcia;atMountHolyokeCollege,Ienjoyedthe supportofpermanentandmigrantfaculty:DanielCzitron,ManaliDesai, LowellGudmundson,HollyHanson,MarionKatz,JeremyKing,Jonathon Lipman,MaryRenda,andRobertSchwartz;andduringthesubsequentsummer ,SonyaMichelgraciouslyopenedherhomewhenIneededaplaceto stayandhascontinuedtogiveencouragement.AtBowlingGreenStateUni- [44.193.80.126] Project MUSE (2024-03-28 21:01 GMT) Acknowledgments 307 versity,VibhaBhalla,EithneLuibéid,MichaelMartin,SrideviMenen...