Historia de la vida cotidiana en México

Las diferentes épocas que ha vivido el país forman la historia de México. Mediante la interpretación de los hechos, la historia nos ayuda a conocer el entorno social, el arte, la cultura, la política, las creencias y al manera en que la hemos vivido; asimismo, a reconocer cuáles han sido nuestars aspiraciones, y cuáles nuestros logros y perspectivas a través del tiempo. No obstante, la interpretación no será única ni absoluta, por lo que la fundamentación teórica de este libro apoyará el proceso de aprendizaje del lector, y le servirá para que construya su propia...

"Excellent study of the Dominican Order in the 16th century. Avoids a chronological account giving the reader instead a methodical analysis of the institutional, social, and economic organization of the order. To the prototypes of the urban and the rural convents, Pita Moreda adds a balanced assessment of the missionary activities"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

"Technical and quantitative study of 1960-90 migration, based on census data. Status and variables such as age, occupation, civil status, education, fertility, income, and infant mortality are cross-tabulated. Census data allow only for inter-state migration analysis"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

In "La muerte de Artemio Cruz" we are present in the last moments of the lif e of a powerful man, one who was a revolutionary soldier, a lover without passion, and a father without a family. Carlos Fuentes reveals in this novel the thoughts of an elderly man who can no longer fend for himself; the man is confronted with an imminent and torturous death, but his will does not allow him to be defeated.