Ferrocarriles y vida económica en México, 1850-1950

El tercer volumen de la colecci n en torno a Humboldt y el segundo descubrimiento est dedicado a la presencia del viajero prusiano en M xico y a la trascendencia posterior de esta experiencia. Los ensayos que aqu presentamos, y que inician con el diario que Humboldt redact en la capital de la Nueva Espa a, registran distintas dimensiones de esta experiencia y la influencia posterior que proyect sobre la intelectualidad mexicana.

Catalogue of an exhibition organized within the framework of the celebrations for the Bicentennial of the Independence and the Centennial of the Revolution that explore how the national heroes were portrayed in art in the early 19th century. An interesting inclusion is the iconography of national heroes in relation to the sculptures of classic antiquity. The exhibition includes close to 110 pieces including sculptures, paintings, prints, photography, books, manuscripts and some magazines largely produced in the 19th Century in México and Europe.

La venta fue el centro mas importante de la cultura olmeca, y puede considerarse la cuna de la civilizacion en el Mexico prehispanico. Los protagonistas de esta historia son un mago y su joven aprendiz.

"Important study of the Maximato (1928-34) sees Cardenismo as the culmination of - rather than the replacement for - many important political developments under Calles. Concludes that there were 'important differences' but also 'essential overlaps' between Calles and Cárdenas. Cardenismo would not have been possible without the Maximato"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.