Historias paralelas

"Carefully researched study of the economic impact of the Chilean occupation of Lima during the War of the Pacific. Looks at banking and the roles of emerging Spanish and Chinese merchants. Concludes that the economic 'ruin' of Lima by the end of the occupation was nearly complete. Suggests that the economic issues of the Chilean occupation were so profound that they played a significant role in delaying the final settlement of the War of the Pacific claims until 1929"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Deuda externa, tráfico de drogas (y el consumo estadunidense), migración y política exterior, son sólo algunos de los problemas compartidos por ambos países y motivo de análisis en este libro. Autores mexicanos y norteamericanos abordan las relaciones bilaterales, revisan los antecedentes de cada problema y hacen interesantes recomendaciones.

"Long overdue biography of the 'always bridesmaid' of the early republic. Author says much more about the political maneuvers of the period, concentrating on personalities of the Mexican elite. Somewhat useful"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

La seleccion de los ensayos contenidos en este libro es, evidentemente, parcial. Corresponde a una determinada aproximacion a la situacion del pais y pretende abarcar solo algunos aspectos, pero dentro de un esquema consistente de pensamiento y de exposicion. Los temas que se consideran se abordan desde una posicion critica y con la idea de que eso que llamamos usualmente "la realidad" exige una vision de trasluz, ya que las circunstancias no son como se presentan directamente a nuestro entendimiento, sobre todo en el marco de lo que opera en un momento dado como la sabiduria convencional,...

Mexico may be able to recover Texas, Arizona and New Mexico. Will Venustiano Carranza accept the offer of the German government to recover that lost territory? Silently a violent storm is growing. The Mexican president analyze the German Kaizer Guillermo II, without knowing that this telegram Zimmermann Telegram- has been decrypted by Great Britain detonating the first world war.