Los cazadores de la banda del valle

En este libro, el autor estudia los c dices de la tradici n mesoamericana a partir de las convenciones pictogr ficas que exist an entre pintores y provincias, centr ndose en las representaciones del cuerpo humano y la discusi n sobre el naturalismo. Su aproximaci n tiene que ver, no con el desciframiento, sino con el modo en que la informaci n era transmitida. la historia de las oscilaciones de este arte ind gena del siglo XVI, ampliado por el canon del Renacimiento impuesto por los frailes pero, al mismo tiempo, conservado en algunas destrezas, t cnicas y g neros, es la historia que busca...

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.

Exhibition of the mural and the art surrounding Diego Rivera's famous mural " Sueño de una tarde dominical en la Alameda Central". Completed in 1947, the mural depicts scenes and people from the Spanish Conquest to the middle of the 20th century. The exhibition is based on the documentary collection of the great collector Ricardo Pérez Escamilla. The exhibition unites in order the documents and original publications that have iconographic roots in the mural. Other works of the epoch have been included to show different imagery or graphics of the images present in the mural as a complement...

An analysis of contemporary Mexican politics by university scholar, including psychological factors motivating political behavior, the influence of fear and liberty in politics, the crisis of 1994, public servants, pluralism and contemporary directions.

"Long overdue biography of the 'always bridesmaid' of the early republic. Author says much more about the political maneuvers of the period, concentrating on personalities of the Mexican elite. Somewhat useful"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.