The City of Mexico in the Age of Díaz

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The book explores the transformation of Mexico City during Porfirio Díaz's dictatorship, highlighting the stark contrast between wealthy residents who moved to affluent western suburbs and impoverished populations relegated to underdeveloped eastern areas. This division created a cityscape where slums resembled rural villages, lacking essential services. Over a century later, the legacy of this social stratification persists, shaping the city's complex and vibrant identity amid a population surge of twenty million.