Dos décadas sin mayoria

"Collection of newspaper articles by and about Esquivel Obregón, who served as Huerta's treasury secretary. Emphasizes his economic thought"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Panorama de la filosofía colonial -- Un siglo de oro -- La defensa frente a Europa -- El humanismo clásico -- La presencia de Descartes -- El pensamiento moderno de los jesuitas -- Los Elementos de filosofía moderna, de Gamarra -- La cima de la Ilustración--Alzate -- La preparación de la Independencia -- Modernidad en pensamiento y acción--Hidalgo.

An autobiographical testimony as told by Héctor García (b. México 1923), one of the most influential photojournalists in Mexico during the first half of the 20th century, illustrated with a large number of full-page black and white plates of famous personages like Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, Pedro Infante, Maria Felix, along unique images of important events. Author Rivera who dedicated close to 5 years defines this editorial project as "Thanks to this extraordinary photographer and thorough chronicler, the reader has the great opportunity to be taken into those passages of the cultural,...

The main body of the book is the facsimile and transcription of the collection of themanuscript and typed letters and telegraphs mailed between artist Frida Kahlo and doctor LeoEloesser, and enriched with contributions written by experts in art and medicine such as CarlosMonsivais, Teresa del Conde, Juan Pascoe, and others. The group of letters corresponds to 3phases covering from 1936 to 1951: The first part reflects a courteous friendship and a paternalrelationship of total confidence and where she consults him for all medical and personal matters.The second part of the correspondence airs...