Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

"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.

"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.

El tercer volumen de la colecci n en torno a Humboldt y el segundo descubrimiento est dedicado a la presencia del viajero prusiano en M xico y a la trascendencia posterior de esta experiencia. Los ensayos que aqu presentamos, y que inician con el diario que Humboldt redact en la capital de la Nueva Espa a, registran distintas dimensiones de esta experiencia y la influencia posterior que proyect sobre la intelectualidad mexicana.

"Comprehensive listing of nearly 1,000 printed works from Mexico City includes bandos, constitutions, regulations, sermons, and reports of festivities"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.