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"A fascinating study of the role of printing technologies in state formation. . . . Ink under the Fingernails will be of interest to scholars of Mexico, state building, censorship, authorship, press laws, and the printing press. The text will also be useful for upper-level courses on Mexican history and specialized courses on archives, special collections, and the history of printing." * Information & Culture *

Table of Contents
List of Illustrations

Introduction
1 • The Politics of Loyalty
2 • Negotiating Freedom
3 • Responsibility on Trial
4 • Selling Scandal: The Mysteries of the Inquisition
5 • The Business of Nation Building
6 • Workers of Thought
7 • Criminalizing the Printing Press
Conclusion

Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Ink under the Fingernails Printing Politics in

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: 08/06/2021
      ISBN13: 9780520344341, 978-0520344341
      ISBN10: 0520344340
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      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      "A fascinating study of the role of printing technologies in state formation. . . . Ink under the Fingernails will be of interest to scholars of Mexico, state building, censorship, authorship, press laws, and the printing press. The text will also be useful for upper-level courses on Mexican history and specialized courses on archives, special collections, and the history of printing." * Information & Culture *

      Table of Contents
      List of Illustrations

      Introduction
      1 • The Politics of Loyalty
      2 • Negotiating Freedom
      3 • Responsibility on Trial
      4 • Selling Scandal: The Mysteries of the Inquisition
      5 • The Business of Nation Building
      6 • Workers of Thought
      7 • Criminalizing the Printing Press
      Conclusion

      Acknowledgments
      Notes
      Bibliography
      Index

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