Razas, clases sociales y vida política en el México colonial, 1610-1670

"La guerra es un asunto demasiado serio como para dejarlo en manos de los militares." Georges Clemenceau

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Pensar que el narcotr�fico en nuestro pa�s es algo reciente y exclusivamente nuestro es un error fatal de perspectiva. Lo cierto es que se trata de un fen�meno hist�rico complejo, creado durante los �ltimos cien a�os, en conjunto por M�xico y Estados Unidos. Este libro fue escrito originalmente para el lector estadounidense, con la intenci�n de confrontar la convicci�n generalizada de que los horrores de la �ltima d�cada son un producto mexicano y, por lo tanto, un problema que M�xico debe solucionar. Creer esto alienta posturas como la de Donald Trump, quien sugiere...

At the juncture of an Excan Tlahltoloyan invasion to Cholula, Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca engage in a violent war when disputing the love of goddess Victoria on the gladiatorial stone, who is manifested as the emissary and harbinger of the fifth sun destruction. Amid rituals and sacrifices, flowery warfare, and tzompantli, love blossoms and dies. The story is complemented by a chilling account of the Battle of Zacatecas and the Jerez fair, where Mexican traditions are illustrated and glorified.