Luis Cabrera

This work contains fresh information located at the Sergei Eisenstein Museum and in his personal archive, both located in Moscow, which clearly indicates that there is still more to say about the Soviet director's unfinished movie, financed by Upton Sinclair. The discovery of the first version of the screenplay as well as books on Mexico and bullfight programs enables the manner in which the film developed and was structured through short stories to be reconsidered.

"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.

"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.

Selección de tres breves ensayos históricos de Manuel Orozco y Berra en torno a los primeros años de la Conquista. Presentada por Ernesto de la Torre Villar, contiene los textos titulados: Los conquistadores de México, Síntesis de la conquista de México, y Las empresas de los conquistadores. En ellos se abordan las condiciones materiales y espirituales con las que fue realizada la empresa de conquista, se relatan algunos hechos generales y particulares (relacionados con Hernán Cortés y Pedro de Alvarado) y se ofrece un balance histórico de dicho acontecimiento. La edición se...