Biddy Mason: Nace una líder

Esta obra, recoge once ensayos cuyo denominador común es el abordaje de pasajes de la historia intelectual del siglo XX mexicano. Por sus páginas, el lector verá transitar a multitud de intelectuales, desde Justo Sierra y Ezequiel Chávez hasta José Emilio Pacheco, pasando por Félix Palavicini, José Vasconcelos, Martín Luis Guzmán, Daniel Cosío Villegas y Carlos Fuentes, entre muchos más, con una atención especial en Alfonso Reyes y en la presencia de los intelectuales españoles exiliados en nuestro país a partir de finales de los años treinta. Su lectura llevará también al...

Teach students about the years of change and reform between World War I and World War II. With this Spanish-translated book, readers will learn about events such as the Harlem Renaissance, suffrage, the stock market crash on "Black Tuesday," and the Great Depression. Primary source documents and images, and other engaging features, aid students in understanding the social studies content.

The values and traditions of Mexicans at home, school, and work are explored as well as how life differs in urban and rural settings.

José Martí was barely 16 years old when he began to fight for the independence of his homeland through his writing. At 17 he was declared an enemy of Spain and sentenced to six years of prison and hard labor. But that did not stop him. Martí dedicated his life to defending Cuba's right to independence. Today he is remembered and honored as a man of integrity--brilliant and courageous--and as a lover of freedom and peace.