American historiography has evolved through the years. Some of the changes were because of the European influence of Leopold von Ranke (1795-1886) and his methodology including historicism, Charles Darwin’s (1809-1882) Origin of the Species (1859), and Karl Marx’s (1819-1883) Communist Manifesto (1848). At the turn of the twentieth century the Industrial Revolution swept across America. The Industrial Revolution (1871-1940) caused a mass exodus from the […]

Mexico, like other developing nations, continues to look to tourism as a means of generating economic returns and foreign revenue. Much of the country’s tourism is concentrated in coastal areas. Indeed, coastal tourism has become one the fastest growing areas in Mexico. However, despite the importance of tourism to Mexico, the literature on its historical development remains underdeveloped. Generally, scholars acknowledge the lack of a […]