Ensayo político sobre el reino de la Nueva España

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...

La ciudad se ha congelado. El movimiento del 68 vive su dolorosa derrota. Néstor Roca en un hospital de la Ciudad de México, llama a sus héroes de la infancia para derrocar al gobierno de Díaz Ordaz, y a su llamado llegan Sherlock Holmes, Sandokán con Yáñez, los tres mosqueteros, los lanceros de Balaclava, los Mau Mau, Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, el sabueso de los Baskerville y Dick Turpin. Será el duelo definitivo, mientras el terrible año de la derrota, 1969 sigue corriendo y desde Lecumberri José Revueltas nos cuenta un motín de presos políticos y el propio Taibo reportero, el...

"Garrido, author of an outstanding historical study of the founding and early years of the Partido Revolucionario Institucional, offers the first book-length analysis of the most important internal development within the party's structure: the Corriente Democrática. Analyzes party divisions which produced the Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas presidential candidacy in 1988"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

"Six essays approach the history of Mexican railroads from the perspective of the 'new economic history.' See especially Soto's essays on the relationship between industry and railroads in Monterrey, and Grunstein Dickter on the difference in approach between the científicos and the Carrancistas; however, all essays are important and well done. Recommended"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.