Las aventuras de Isabela

"Revisionist view of the traditional interpretation of 1923 revolt as a reaction against Obregón's imposition of Calles. Authors study four different regional revolts between 1923-24, all with different leaders and provoked by different causes: Rómulo Figueroa in Guerrero, Enrique Estrada in Jalisco, Guadalupe Sánchez in Veracruz, and Fortunato Maycotte in Oaxaca. Rebels failed because of a lack of central control or unifying program. Adolfo de la Huerta played only a 'decorative role' in the armed movement against Obregón"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Jes s Reyes Heroles (1921-1985) llena una poca en el pensamiento contempor neo de M xico. En sus varias facetas como pol tico, jurista, administrador p blico, educador e historiador nos leg una fecunda labor creadora que hoy se ha podido integrar en estas Obras completas. En este primer volumen se recogen sus reflexiones te ricas sobre el Estado, el Estado de derecho, la raz n de estado, el derecho al trabajo y la ciencia pol tica, as como un profundo an lisis sobre la obra de Guicciardini y de Mirabeau.

Document referring to an incident where a government official was denied access to a miltary hospital. It refers to an article in a law from 1739 concerning how officials may conduct visits and other commisions in hospitals.

"Excellent compilation of 18 essays devoted to the Porfiriato. Especially recommended are Marichal on the 1888 debt conversion, Buve on conflict in the countryside, and Leticia Reina on the autonomy of indigenous villages. Major contribution to a re-evaluation of a complex period"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.