Mexico and the United States in the Oil Controversy, 1917–1942 / / Lorenzo Meyer.

From reviews of the Spanish edition: “Meyer’s perceptive commentary on Mexican power politics presents new insights into the petroleum lobbies in Mexico City and Washington. With unbiased empathy he shows the validity of Mexico’s complaints about foreigners’ deriving an overabundance of profit from...

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Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
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Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (390 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction to the First Edition
  • Introduction to the Second Edition
  • Note on the English Edition
  • 1. Evolution of the Mexican Oil Industry
  • 2. Establishment of the First Oil Companies: 1900-1914
  • 3. The Formulation of a New Oil Policy
  • 4. Carranza and the Oil Reform
  • 5. From Obregón's Victory to the Bucareli Agreement and the 1924 Accord
  • 6. Calles and His Attempts to Put an Oil Law into Effect
  • 7. In the Shadow of Calles, the "Supreme Leader of the Revolution": A Pause
  • 8. The Cárdenas Regime and Solution Once and for All of the Oil Problem
  • 9. From Nationalization to World War II
  • 10. World War II and Final Settlement of the Oil Controversy
  • 11. Final Considerations
  • Appendix: Chronology 1910-1942
  • Notes
  • Sources Cited
  • Index