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versión impresa ISSN 1665-4420
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PALMA MORA, Mónica. Between pleasure and crime: American offenders in Mexico City, 1910-1913. Sig. his [online]. 2009, vol.11, n.21, pp.104-135. ISSN 1665-4420.
This article talks about some aspects of the daily life of poor Americans in Mexico City at the end of Díaz regime and in the first years of the Revolution. It looks through the common entertainment of these Americans, the crimes which incurred and their misunderstandings with Mexicans and Americans immigrants of other origins. Likewise, this article has the purpose of contribute to the study of the variety of Americans immigrants in Mexico, specially the not well-off Americans, the ones who didn't belong to the bourgeoisie. It also wants to point out some ways of social interaction between immigrants and Mexicans, something that has been poorly treated by the immigration historiography until now. This article is supported by information contained in the Serie Extranjeros from the Archivo Histórico del Gobierno del Distrito Federal.
Palabras llave : Immigrants; Mexico City; fun; crime; Revolution.