Administración y política en la historia de México

The book edited by researchers Thomas Calvo and Paulina Machuca - both members of the project "Proyecto Vencer la distancia" (Overcoming the distance) - comprises the participation of fourteen specialists in the discipline of social sciences. "If the Philippines and Mexico had had very close relationships in the two and a half centuries that the Manila Galleon was sailing (1565-1815), the relations diluted when Mexico chose Independence and the Philippines continued under Spanish domain until 1898. It was precisely these years of disagreement that we were interested in: like all the periods...

"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.

"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.

Porfirio Díaz es una de las figuras más controvertidas de la historia de México, tanto, que a cien años de su muerte en París, sus restos todavía reposan en el exilio. Mediante los métodos críticos de la historiografía contemporánea, Paul Garner examina la era porfiriana, su origen, carácter y evolución, hasta conseguir un retrato amplio y objetivo de un régimen que si bien impulsó el progreso material, el orden social y la estabilidad política, terminó por caer a causa del autoritarismo y la inflexibilidad, sobre todo de sus últimos años, así como por la torpe respuesta...