Title

The 1930 Agrarian Census in Mexico: Agronomists, Middle Politics, and the Negotiation of Data Collection

Authors

Michael A. Ervin, Central Washington University

Document Type

Article

Department or Administrative Unit

History

Publication Date

8-2007

Abstract

On May 15, 1930, nearly a decade after the end of the armed phase of the Mexican Revolution, Mexico’s Department of National Statistics carried out the country’s first agrarian census. While the revolutionary regime had undertaken a population census in 1921, the country’s agricultural realities remained mysteries to Mexico City policymakers long after the inception of an agrarian reform program that lay at the heart of reconstruction in Mexico. This article analyzes the 1930 agrarian census to illuminate the role of data collection and data collectors in the Mexican Revolution.

Comments

This article was originally published in Hispanic American Historical Review. The full-text article from the publisher can be found here.

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Recommended Citation

Ervin, Michael A. "The 1930 Agrarian Census in Mexico: Agronomists, Middle Politics, and the Negotiation of Data Collection." Hispanic American Historical Review 87, no. 3 (August 2007): 537–570. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/00182168-2007-004

Journal

Hispanic American Historical Review

Rights

Copyright 2007 by Duke University Press