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Acknowledgments I would like to thank Emilio Pacheco for his intellectual encouragement and continued criticism. Several people made this book possible. Laura Goetz provided valuable editorial insights. Janet M. Burke, Arizona State University, and Ted Humphrey, Arizona State University, were wonderful colleagues, and I was fortunate to work with them because they are among the very few persons able to proficiently translate complex legal and political texts from the nineteenth century. Also, I am indebted to Roberto Mostajo, Fabiola Ramírez, and Esteban González for their invaluable assistance in compiling, reviewing, and editing this volume. José Antonio Aguilar Rivera Professor of Political Studies Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (Cide) Mexico City ...

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