Oil, Banks, and Politics: The United States and Postrevolutionary Mexico, 1917-1924 (1995)

Format: Trade Paperback ISBN: 0292731019 Condition: Acceptable The edges of the text are discolored, and there are underlining and notes in the text. Contents Description: 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 ites 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 US companies, and the Mexican government. - from the back cover