Historia de la vida cotidiana en México

México,Vida social y costumbres, Historia, Siglo XVI, Siglo XVII, Siglo XVIII, Siglo XIX, 1535-1821, Educación, Civilización

"La diva reposa y advierte que su hora final se aproxima. Su calmada agonía le permite repasar esa vida entre el glamour y la tragedia; la formación a fuego y fuerza, templada por el desierto y la vocación de ser jinete de su destino. Una hora final que se aproxima solo para coincidir con el aniversario de su nacimiento y así hacer más grande la leyenda: con la muerte, una nueva historia comienza. María reposa y una serie de figuras queridas desfilan de nuevo: Alex Berger, su hijo Quique, Lara, Negrete; el canto de sirena nunca escuchado de Hollywood, el encanto de París; Paplo, su...

"Isabela Huffman is a precocious 8 1/2-year-old girl who can't seem to keep herself out of trouble on a visit to Guanajuato, Mexico, with her mother. She wants to be the president when she grows up. Or a ballerina. Or the president and a ballerina. She's dramatic. She sings on the bus, screams like a baby after putting chile powder on her fresh mango and convinces her mom to buy five pair of new shoes for a big family. No matter how many times her mom asks her to just sit down like a normal little girl, she just can't help getting up to take more pictures of her adventures. When will Isabela...

"Important contribution for understanding the crucial transitional regime of Manuel Avila Camacho (1940-46). Series of detailed essays explores Mexico's public policy during the period, particularly its international linkages to and role in hemispheric defense. Also examines development of important labor movements and the composition of corporatist interest groups. Includes an imaginative interpretation of cultural contributions by Carlos Monsiváis"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

Catalog of the Universidad Iberoamericana's holdings (held at the Biblioteca Francisco Xavier Clavigero) of the letters received by Carmen Romero Rubio in her capacity as wife of Porfirio Díaz, president of Mexico. Most material is from 1888 to 1901.