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"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.

La Independencìa del Perù y el Fantasma de la Revolución es un importante texto escrito por un historiador de las nuevas generaciones y que ha sido planteado desde la vía opuesta a las modas historiográ-ficas en curso. El tema, por cierto, no es nuevo y es parte de la obsesión constada por Pierre Chaunu en la década de 1960, cuando se preguntaba sobre el por qué del abultamiento de libros y artículos sobre un asunto que la misma historiografía calificaba como algo desprovisto de significación. Lo que sí son nuevas son la coyuntura elegida para el análisis y las preguntas que el...

This book deals with the evangelization of Spanish-speaking America between the European conquest and independence. The study investigates the concepts and strategies of catechesis, the general conditions of Church law and national politics as well as the prerequisites and conditions on the part of the Indians. New and specific forms of mutual understanding, of mediation and resistance developed through the transfer of European knowledge to a second geographical area and through the contact of cultures and religions. These new forms evolved beyond the sphere of religion and determine cultural ...

Interesante libro que nos hace reflexionar sobre nuestro patrimonio documental. Por todos es bien sabido el rico patrimonio con que cuentan los mexicanos, incluido el documental. Sin embargo, el conocimiento puntual de los acervos documentales y su insercin dentro del escenario patrimonial y de las polticas culturales por parte del Estado todava no es claro. Los autores sostienen que los diferentes actores investigadores, artistas, acadmicos, organizaciones no gubernamentales y polticos coinciden en que es necesario contar con un marco jurdico apropiado para proteger y preservar el legado...

Ciudad Juarez lies just across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas. A once-thriving border town, it now resembles a failed state. Infamously known as the place where women disappear, its murder rate exceeds that of Baghdad. Last year 1,607 people were killed, a number that is on pace to increase in 2009. In Murder City, Charles Bowden, one of the few journalists who has spent extended periods of time in Juarez, has written an extraordinary account of what happens when a city disintegrates. Interweaving stories of its inhabitants, a raped beauty queen, a repentant hitman, a journalist fleeing...