Labor, Class and Policing Practices in Mexico City Precincts, 1870-1920

This article studies the development of the police bureaucracy in Mexico City from 1870 to 1920. This sector was transformed during the period of the construction of the Mexican state. Within the larger framework of the modernization process for urban security forces, this article focuses on the cas...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Pulido Esteva, Diego
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:México
Institución:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Historia Mexicana
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.historiamexicana.colmex.mx:article/3749
Acceso en línea:https://historiamexicana.colmex.mx/index.php/RHM/article/view/3749
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Mexico City
police
bureaucracy
salary
social classes
19th Century
20th Century
ciudad de México
policía
burocracia
salario
clases sociales
siglo XIX
siglo XX
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Sumario:This article studies the development of the police bureaucracy in Mexico City from 1870 to 1920. This sector was transformed during the period of the construction of the Mexican state. Within the larger framework of the modernization process for urban security forces, this article focuses on the case of police precincts. Within this node of police power, it identifies the social profiles of public servants, analyzes recruitment mechanisms and the roles and working conditions of office staff, demonstrating the need to understand how practices led to the creation of a different order than that outlined in regulations. This alternate order allows us to understand some characteristics of Mexican bureaucracies.