Abstract

RONZON LEON, José Agustín. MODERNITY, HEALTH AND NATIONALISM IN PORFIRISTA MEXICO. A HISTORIOGRAPHIC LOOK THROUGH THE HEALTH CODE OF 1894. Tzintzun. Rev. estud. históricos [online]. 2022, n.75, pp.63-88.  Epub Aug 08, 2022. ISSN 2007-963X.

The text ponders from a historiography critical perspective on the construction of the modern-nationalist and health discourse during the porfiriato and its expression in normative instruments such as the Health Code of 1894. Discourse analysis and its visions allow us to understand what the ideological thinking of the modern nation was, what the responsibilities of the State in times of health emergency were, what should the behavior of citizens be, and what would the sanctions be for individuals who did not comply with those provisions based on the principles and advances of medical science.

Keywords : nation; modernization; health; codes; discourse.