Materia de sombras

In "La muerte de Artemio Cruz" we are present in the last moments of the lif e of a powerful man, one who was a revolutionary soldier, a lover without passion, and a father without a family. Carlos Fuentes reveals in this novel the thoughts of an elderly man who can no longer fend for himself; the man is confronted with an imminent and torturous death, but his will does not allow him to be defeated.

An excellent analysis of the nature and scope of Mexican social assistance programs, recent systemic changes, political implications and future considerations.

¿Hemos construido un país de solucionólogos y comentócratas? ¿Por qué la violencia y la humillación parecen inherentes a nuestra historia? Pensar México es una verdadera radiografía cultural de nuestro país. En Pensar Medio Oriente, Maruan Soto Antaki plantea preguntas esenciales para entender el mundo árabe(¿arabe es sinónimo de islámico? ¿Es indisociable el Islam del terrorismo? ¿Qué tan profundas son las raíces de los conflictos?) Ahora, centra su atención en un ámbito más cercano: México. Para entender Medio Oriente, debíamos dirigir nuestra mirada al lenguaje, pues ...

Catalogue of an exhibition organized within the framework of the celebrations for the Bicentennial of the Independence and the Centennial of the Revolution that explore how the national heroes were portrayed in art in the early 19th century. An interesting inclusion is the iconography of national heroes in relation to the sculptures of classic antiquity. The exhibition includes close to 110 pieces including sculptures, paintings, prints, photography, books, manuscripts and some magazines largely produced in the 19th Century in México and Europe.