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"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.

"Analyzes Camacho's campaign for the governorship of Puebla and his efforts to build alliances with workers, peasants, and the political and economic elites. Explores the links between local power and national politics during the Cárdenas years"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Document referring to an incident where a government official was denied access to a miltary hospital. It refers to an article in a law from 1739 concerning how officials may conduct visits and other commisions in hospitals.

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.

¿Si pudiéramos escoger a nuestro vecinos elegiríamos a los que tenemos? Difícilmente. Habrá quién diga que sí y debería sentirse afortunado. Porque las relaciones vecinales son en general una larga lista de derrotas. En Los peores vecinos del mundo, Vonne Lara evidencia, narra y fabula sobre las situaciones que se derivan de la convivencia vecinal. Relaciones que nunca se acaban aunque uno se vaya a su casa y porque se está en ella. Aunque los textos hacen referencia al barrio de la autora, los fenómenos de los que habla rozan la universalidad. Y es que, nos guste o no, todos somos...