Las voces de la ciudad

"Isabela Huffman is a precocious 8 1/2-year-old girl who can't seem to keep herself out of trouble on a visit to Guanajuato, Mexico, with her mother. She wants to be the president when she grows up. Or a ballerina. Or the president and a ballerina. She's dramatic. She sings on the bus, screams like a baby after putting chile powder on her fresh mango and convinces her mom to buy five pair of new shoes for a big family. No matter how many times her mom asks her to just sit down like a normal little girl, she just can't help getting up to take more pictures of her adventures. When will Isabela...

"Six essays approach the history of Mexican railroads from the perspective of the 'new economic history.' See especially Soto's essays on the relationship between industry and railroads in Monterrey, and Grunstein Dickter on the difference in approach between the científicos and the Carrancistas; however, all essays are important and well done. Recommended"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

"This interview provides excellent insights into the life of Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano, leader of the Partido de la Revolución Democrática. Discusses his personal and political motivations, his experience as the son of a Mexican president, and the consequences of this upbringing"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

Con un infinito respeto, Mariana registra las expresiones populares. Nada hay en ella del fotografo al acecho de las mas violentas emociones, no quiere que la envien a donde esta la accion. Su guerra es otra y es muy honda. A veces se siente culpable de no gozar la vida urbana, de no haberse dedicado a las contradicciones de la ciudad, el amontonamiento de seres humanos, el smog, la agresion, el desamor...