Una revolución pacífica

"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...

Novela finalista del Premio Mariposa. Los hijos del mar es una novela cálida, tierna y sobre todo humana. Basada en la saga familiar de la autora, nos cuenta la historia de una familia mexicana, entretejida a partir de los recuerdos de espectadores y protagonistas, formando un relato entrañable. La novela relata la historia misma de Mexico, creado a partir de la riqueza del mestizaje; la vida y el entorno de aquellos primeros inmigrantes españoles que llegaron a dicho país en busca de algo mejor, alejandose de la agitada situación política de la España del XIX. La narración es el...

Obra ricamente ilustrada que describle la influencia de Picasso en los artistas mexicanos durante los primeros años del siglo XX. Con un ensayo introductorio de Xavier Moyssén L.

"Thorough study of the cathedral cabildo--the ruling body of the Episcopal church--in the important diocesis of Michoacán. Covers the entire colonial period. The cabildo is analyzed as a collegiate body aware of its historical identity, its responsibilities and duties, and its relationship with the bishop. Traces important nuances in the evolution of this body. Sustained by strong archival research, this is a commendable history of a key part of the secular church"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.