Description
Critical urban theory and postcolonial approaches are brought together in this compelling book to explore the relationship between colonial legacies, urbanization, and global capitalism in southern Mexico.
- Investigates the boom-to-bust story of maquiladoras in the state of Yucatán to shed light on how the built environment was shaped by discourse, imaginaries, and everyday practices
- Examines the infrastructure constructed to support the maquiladora project and traces the attempts of the state to portray Yucatán as an exotic and business-friendly maquiladora paradise
- Reveals how these practices stand in contrast to the livelihood strategies and life stories of maquiladora workers and residents
- Draws on a wide range of sources to illustrate a central tension in capitalism: its tendency to homogenize while thriving in differentiation
- Provides important insights into an understudied location and urges us to understand urbanization in the global South in new ways
Book Information
ISBN 9781119647409
Author C Fonseca Alfaro
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd