Catálogo de la colección Porfirio Díaz

"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.

"Nine critical essays by well-known authors (González Casanovas, De la Peña, Eduardo Menéndez, and others) examine role of government and public policies during 1980s. Some issues include health, education and technology policies, Church-State relations, political transformation toward modernization, and new political culture"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

De un seminario a un libro / Thomas Calvo y José Armando Hernández Soubervielle -- Don Martín de Mendalde y el mecenazgo de lo efímero (o cómo forjarse un nombre en el siglo XVII) / Armando Hernández Soubervielle -- Exploración, literatura y erudición en el siglo XVII novohispano : el caso de Pedro Porter Casanate (1611-1662) / Ramón Manuel Pérez Martínez -- Un juez español en México en el tránsito entre la administración colonial y la independiente, José de Peón Valdés / Marcelino Cuesta Alonso -- El converadurismo militante, Teodosio Lares : la tradición monárquica como...

Compiles and studies articles attesting to process by which northern Mexican anarchist ideologues identified and recognized Zapata and his movement, as reflected in anarchist newspaper published (from exile in U.S.) by Flores Magon brothers. Presents articles by 36 writers (plus articles under pseudonyms and anonymous entries), including Enrique and Ricardo Flores Magón, J.R. Berriozábal, R.G. Cox and others. Organized alphabetically by author, opens with substantial (pp.11-47) essay on historical context and ideological difficulties between Zapatismo and anarchist movement of time.