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.

"Nine critical essays by well-known authors (González Casanovas, De la Peña, Eduardo Menéndez, and others) examine role of government and public policies during 1980s. Some issues include health, education and technology policies, Church-State relations, political transformation toward modernization, and new political culture"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

The book edited by researchers Thomas Calvo and Paulina Machuca - both members of the project "Proyecto Vencer la distancia" (Overcoming the distance) - comprises the participation of fourteen specialists in the discipline of social sciences. "If the Philippines and Mexico had had very close relationships in the two and a half centuries that the Manila Galleon was sailing (1565-1815), the relations diluted when Mexico chose Independence and the Philippines continued under Spanish domain until 1898. It was precisely these years of disagreement that we were interested in: like all the periods...

"Desde la crónica, el reportaje, la entrevista, el artículo de opinión y el ensayo, el Dr. Hugo Sánchez Gudiño elaboró este libro, testimoniando y narrando la trayectoria y las batallas políticas de Andrés Manuel López Obrador (amlo)."--Publisher's description.

El capit n Lyon, de la Marina Real Inglesa, fue comisionado Para realizar un viaje de estudio y exploraci n por las zonas mineras de M xico. En su diario nos da testimonio de su vida durante ocho meses de "gira y residencia" en nuestro pa s. el inter s de Lyon por descubrir las posibilidades econ micas de la miner a mexicana no le impiden hacer observaciones sobre las costumbres, los paisajes y el car cter de los mexicanos.