Administración y política en la historia de México

"Assesses the local impact of the Bourbon reforms on northwest Mexico and sheds light on the effectiveness - or lack thereof - of the reform plan"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

"Detailed documentation of the implementation of the Plan Nacional de Desarrollo for the years 1989-94. Contains sections on the goals of the plan, the methods of implementation, and an assessment of accomplishments. Also includes the extensive legislation surrounding the plan"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

"Important study of the Maximato (1928-34) sees Cardenismo as the culmination of - rather than the replacement for - many important political developments under Calles. Concludes that there were 'important differences' but also 'essential overlaps' between Calles and Cárdenas. Cardenismo would not have been possible without the Maximato"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Nacido en 1836, Ireneo Paz fue contemporaneo de Porfirio Diaz, Ignacio M. Altamirano, Vicente Riva Palacio y Juan A. Mateos, entre otros. Abogado, militar, periodista, literato y politico, Paz destaco tambien como divulgador de la historia nacional. En Algunas campanas, que son sus memorias de juventud, relata en forma historica-novelesca la intervencion francesa y el Imperio de Maximiliano. En este primer tomo narra la intervencion francesa en los estados de Occidente.