Judas at the Jockey Club

William H. Beezley’s Judas at the Jockey Club provides the reader with an accurate in-depth view of a struggling and developing Mexico throughout the Porfirian era up to the year 1910. Beezley considers this period in Mexican history to begin around 1876 and states that the social, political and economic factors are considered as an argument that this period can be seen as the foundation for modern Mexico. The author also examines the ordinary aspects of …

…for his book, Judas at the Jockey Club for his extensive research and accuracy. Although he had his faults in different areas of the reading, overall, the essays were very well organized in capturing the history of a developing nation. This period in Mexico’s history was very critical in its social, political, and the economic development, which Beezley did a great job in portraying the events in two very controversial and different culture groups