La historia como hazaña de la libertad

Does a “perfect assassination” exist? Perfect crimes are the ones we never hear about. Crimes involving a double affront to their victims where we couldn’t have known leaves their closest relatives, helpless and disheartened at the destruction. “Thou shall not kill,” is present in all civilizations as a fundamental premise, and perhaps the only one absolutely necessary for coexistence between humans. The majority of these crimes are considered perfect solely because of the incompetence of the investigators. With detention techniques, no crime, regardless of how well-planned, always...

Acercarse a esa "historia secreta" de Mexico que es su historia de la ciencia, tiene un doble significado ya que el rescate se emprende no solo porque las obras sean textos cientificos que por serlo yacen olvidados, sino tambien porque dichos textos son mexicanos y pocas veces han provocado los desvelos de los historiadores. Se trata entonces de un doble olvido que explica en parte la actitud de la historiografia mexicana tradicional respecto del desenvolvimiento cientifico de nuestro pais.

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Con este volumen inicia la serie “Historia-teoría y método”: aproximaciones a teoría y métodos de la historia que proporcionan al estudiante instrumentos para la investigación y permiten al lector curioso entender los cauces del estudio y la razón de las preguntas que encaminan la búsqueda. Para interpretar los datos, el relato o las anécdotas, se requiere plantear cuestiones y aplicar categorías apropiadas a cada situación, porque lo que no buscamos ni presentimos puede pasar inadvertido, mientras que aquello que nos preocupa aparece en testimonios que, ante una mirada...