Las paides y las puellae

Exclusive interviews with key political figures in Mexico—former presidents Zedillo and Salinas, and guerrilla leader Marcos—are the basis of this study that untangles the complex influences that have shaped Mexico over the past 20 years. From the Zapatistas to electoral fraud, this well-researched history accounts for many parts of Mexican politics and economy that have remained obscured by official silence. Beyond recurring catastrophes, however, this journalist finds the seed of a modern democracy in Vicente Fox's presidency, one which the author analyzes in a prologue added for this...

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Este libro aborda el análisis de la ciudad en la Edad Moderna desde una perspectiva interdisciplinar, estudiando la interacción entre las instituciones de la Monarquía, la Iglesia, los órganos de gobierno urbano y los grupos urbanos. Aquí estuvo la sustancia de la ciudad en el Antiguo Régimen, un espacio único de colaboración, intercambio, tensión y conflicto. En este marco actuó la Monarquía forzada por sus propias necesidades financieras y políticas, consiguiendo un peso notable en la regulación de distintos aspectos de la vida urbana. No obstante, las ciudades continuaron...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...