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British Lions and Mexican Eagles: Business, Politics, and Empire in the Career of Weetman Pearson in Mexico, 1889-1919

Justification:

First, the collection and analysis of a considerable body of secondary material ranging across a number of subjects: Business History, Formal and Informal British Imperialism, British-Mexican Relations, and the history of the Porfiriato and Revolution (1876-1920) in Mexico. Second, the extensive use of primary sources in Britain and Mexico over a ten-year period. These include:

In Mexico City :Archivo General de Ia Nación; Archivo Histórico de Petróleos Mexicanos; Archivo José Yves Limantour, Condumex; Colección Porfirio Díaz, Universidad Iberoamericana.

In the UK (London): Council of Foreign Bondholders, Guildhall Library ; National Archives, Foreign Office Papers; Science Museum Archive, Pearson Papers.