Business Biography in Mexico: The State of the Genre, its Usefulness, and How to Research One
This three-part article addresses the genre of business biography in Mexico. In the first part, I evaluate those biographies already written, which can be classified as commissioned works (the majority fall into this category and tend to lack analytical value) or independent creations. I also explai...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2018 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, A.C. |
| Repositorio: | Redalyc-CIDE |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:redalyc.org:319158246008 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=319158246008 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/3191/319158246008/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/3191/319158246008/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/3191/319158246008/319158246008.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/3191/319158246008/movil |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Historia Carlos Slim William Jenkins Emilio Azcárraga Business biography |
| Sumario: | This three-part article addresses the genre of business biography in Mexico. In the first part, I evaluate those biographies already written, which can be classified as commissioned works (the majority fall into this category and tend to lack analytical value) or independent creations. I also explain the scarcity of biography in this country as compared to the Anglo-Saxon tradition. In the second part I propose seven reasons why the biography genre is useful for history and sociology; some pertain to Mexican fields of study, while others are relevant to history in general. Complementing this section is a selection of conclusions drawn from my recent book Jenkins of Mexico. Finally, I suggest how to undertake the writing of a business biography in Mexico, with references to public, private, journalistic, oral and archival sources. |
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