Ensayos sobre la Ciudad de México: El corazón de una nación independiente

This comprehensive review of rural policy in Mexico shows that the challenges and potential of rural areas are spatially differentiated and therefore require a place-based policy approach.

Con las fotos inigualables de Nacho L pez, recobramos Para la memoria c mo era la vida de la ciudad de M xico en los a os cincuenta y principios de los sesenta. la urbe captada por la lente de L pez exhibe a sus hijos, ciudadanos capitalinos qu micamente puros que la viven de d a y de noche, gast ndola, sufri ndola y rehaci ndola Para que no los desconozca.

"Superb guide to a collection of documents from 1746-1823 given to Univ. Iberoamericana by philanthropist Manuel Arango Arías. Volume contains many papers relating to Miguel Hidalgo and family, as well as a large group devoted to independence. Excellent indices make this work a model of its kind. Recommended"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

An excellent analysis of the nature and scope of Mexican social assistance programs, recent systemic changes, political implications and future considerations.