Los secretos de la Capilla Sixtina

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Esta es la obra póstuma de Luis M. Farías, concluida por su hijo Luis Farías Mackey. Presenta un acercamiento al conde de Aranda desde el punto de vista político, para dar al lector una visión del hombre de estado español preocupado por las colonias en América.

In this historical study, Lara Medina examines the early development and continuing influence of Las Hermanas, a feminist organization established in 1971 to counter the patriarchy and Eurocentrism of the U.S. Catholic Church. Medina weaves archival research and oral interviews into a cohesive narrative that highlights the keen ethnic and political awareness among the movement's leaders and participants. Medina also illuminates the strides made by Las Hermanas in undermining and reorienting the male-dominated structure of both the Catholic ministry and the Chicano civil rights movement. By...

Se analiza aquí el tránsito de la economía mexicana, que pasó de ser agraria y rural para convertirse en industrial y urbana. Los autores estudian las características del proceso de industrialización, tratando de poner en evidencia las claves que expliquen por qué, a pesar del crecimiento acelerado y la relativa modernización, el país no logra salir del atraso. El análisis está apoyado en abundante información estadística y va del porfiriato hasta el arranque del llamado desarrollo estabilizador, pasando por el periodo revolucionario, la reconstrucción de los años veinte, la...