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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.

"Catalog of the portraits in the National History Museum, which is the most important collection of colonial portraits in Mexico. A small b/w illustration of each work is accompanied by explanatory text and, in some cases, the biographical dates of the individuals portrayed. Provides date, material, size, and provenance. Also contains a biographical list of artists and illustrations of their signatures in the collection, as well as an index of colonial painters from the 16th-18th centuries and some from the 19th-20th centuries"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

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.

Cumulative issues published quarterly, semiannually or annually -June 1911; -June 1898 include comparative data for the previous year.

Las reflexiones de este conjunto de ensayos aspiran a conformar una via que no solo recorra el lapso que separa a la Independencia de la Revolucion sino que tambien alcance al presente y vaya aun mas alla. La riqueza de esta obra colectiva radica en que incorpora a las perspectivas propias de la historia diversos analisis de la memoria y la literatura de esa epoca y posteriores. Los autores logran asi ampliar sus temas de reflexion -de lo historico a lo politico, lo social y lo cultural- y ofrecer un panorama tanto de la actualidad como del futuro inminente, cumpliendo asi la maxima de...