This groundbreaking book explores the relationship between the impact of urbanization on the working class in Latin American cities & the variety of responses by that group in the years between 1870 & 1930. Unlike urban geographies or political histories, the chapters of this collaborative volume ...
This groundbreaking book explores the relationship between the impact of urbanization on the working class in Latin American cities & the variety of responses by that group in the years between 1870 & 1930. Unlike urban geographies or political histories, the chapters of this collaborative volume focus on the people of these cities, especially the working women & men who were faced with the ramifications of the transformations taking place around them. The case studies demonstrate how studying the patterns of working class' response provides the key to understanding the political process of the urban social reform.