México, política y coraje

"Revisionist view of the traditional interpretation of 1923 revolt as a reaction against Obregón's imposition of Calles. Authors study four different regional revolts between 1923-24, all with different leaders and provoked by different causes: Rómulo Figueroa in Guerrero, Enrique Estrada in Jalisco, Guadalupe Sánchez in Veracruz, and Fortunato Maycotte in Oaxaca. Rebels failed because of a lack of central control or unifying program. Adolfo de la Huerta played only a 'decorative role' in the armed movement against Obregón"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

"Deben destacarse en primer lugar algunos de los apsectos documentales de la obra: un escrito teológico de Eguiara y Eguren traducido y presentado por Mauricio Beuchot; y 'El Prólogo a las Selectas Disertaciones Mexicanas,' traducido y con una introducción de Roberto Heredia Correa. Sin agotar la lista de las contribuciones indicamos que Ernesto de la Torre Villar tiene a su cargo la presentación del volumen y es autor de tres trabajos sobre Eguiara y Eguren, dos de ellos en relación con otras figuras: José Antonio de Villaseñor y Sánchez, y Fray Juan de Zumárraga"--Handbook of Latin ...

In James A. Michener's Mexico, one of the world's greatest bestselling writers tells the story of a tumultuous land, in a novel that vividly captures the sweep of Mexico's colorful history and teems with a multitude of unforgettable characters. Moving between the past and present - from important events in Mexico's history to the excitement of a modern-day bullfight - and ranging from the arid plains of Mexico to Inquisition Spain and Civil War Virginia, here is the stirring saga of a man and a nation searching for their identities. Norman Clay, an American journalist, arrives in Mexico not...

"Detailed study of Michoacán during the governorship of Félix Ireta Viveros. Emphasizes the connections between local and national political processes and argues that, despite the popularity of Cardenismo in Michoacán, Ireta embraced the agenda of the Avila Camacho administration"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.