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Joseph Justin Castro - Radio in Revolution: Wireless Technology and State Power in Mexico, 1897–1938 - 9780803268449 - V9780803268449
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Radio in Revolution: Wireless Technology and State Power in Mexico, 1897–1938

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Description for Radio in Revolution: Wireless Technology and State Power in Mexico, 1897–1938 Hardback. Offers an innovative study of early radio technologies and the Mexican Revolution, examining the foundational relationship between electronic wireless technologies, single-party rule, and authoritarian practices in Mexican media. J. Justin Castro bridges the Porfiriato and the Mexican Revolution, discussing technological continuities and change. Series: The Mexican Experience. Num Pages: 288 pages, 21 images, 1 map, 4 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; APW; HBJK; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.

Long before the Arab Spring and its use of social media demonstrated the potent intersection between technology and revolution, the Mexican Revolution employed wireless technology in the form of radiotelegraphy and radio broadcasting to alter the course of the revolution and influence how political leaders reconstituted the government.

Radio in Revolution, an innovative study of early radio technologies and the Mexican Revolution, examines the foundational relationship between electronic wireless technologies, single-party rule, and authoritarian practices in Mexican media. J. Justin Castro bridges the Porfiriato and the Mexican Revolution, discussing the technological continuities and change that set the stage for ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
The Mexican Experience
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803268449
SKU
V9780803268449
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About Joseph Justin Castro
J. Justin Castro is an assistant professor of history at Arkansas State University.   

Reviews for Radio in Revolution: Wireless Technology and State Power in Mexico, 1897–1938
"Radio in Revolution offers a clearly written, meticulously researched, and previously untold chronicle of the role that radio technologies played in revolutionary Mexico."—Joy Elizabeth Hayes, Hispanic American Historical Review "Radio in Revolution is a well-researched and engaging book that covers an understudied aspect of Mexican historiography."—Sarah Foss, Jhistory, H-Net Reviews "In Radio in Revolution, the author uncovers the essential role of ... Read more

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