Oil, Banks, and Politics: The United States and Postrevolutionary Mexico, 1917-1924

Mexico was second only to the United States as the world's largest oil producer in the years following the Mexican Revolution. As the revolutionary government became institutionalized, it sought to assure its control of Mexico's oil resources through the Constitution of 1917, which returned subsoil rights to the nation. This comprehensive study explores the resulting struggle between oil producers, many of which were U.S. companies, and the Mexican government. Linda Hall goes beyond the diplomacy to look at the direct impact of a powerful, highly profitable foreign-controlled industry on a government and a nation trying to recover from a major civil war. She draws on extensive research in Mexican archives, including both government sources and the private papers of Presidents Alvaro Obreg n and Plutarco El as Calles, as well as U.S. government and private sources. In the wake of the North American Free Trade Agreement's expansion of United States business ties to Mexico, this study of a crucial moment in U.S.-Mexican business relations will be of interest to a wide audience in business, diplomatic, and political history.

Author: Linda B. Hall
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 10/01/1995
Pages: 236
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.01w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780292731011

About the Author
Hall, Linda B.: - Linda B. Hall is Distinguished Professor of History at the University of New Mexico.