Historia de Yucatán

When Friar Diego Bringas penned his 1796–97 report on conditions in northwestern New Spain, he was imbued with an enthusiastic drive for reform. Hoping to gain the King of Spain’s support in improving the missionary program, Bringas set down a detailed history of all that had happened in the region since Father Kino’s day. His writings offer a valuable study of Spanish attempts to bring about cultural change among the Piman Indians. Daniel S. Matson and Bernard L. Fontana have translated the Bringas document and added an informative introduction, notes, and references. They analyze...

Langley recorre los espacios compartidos entre las sociedades, las econom as y las culturas de M xico y Estados Unidos. Con la mirada objetiva del historiador, pero con la sensibilidad de quien conoce la vida en las calles fronterizas y los prejuicios y afinidades de las dos naciones, el autor recrea encuentros y desencuentros entre mentalidades, estilos de vida y tradiciones.

En Historia de las elecciones en el Perú se sostiene que los procesos electorales han jugado un rol fundamental en la configuración de la vida política y social de la etapa republicana país. Por tanto, su atención académica permite reflexionar sobre la construcción de la nación tanto como comunidad imaginada o como aparato institucional de gobierno y poder. Visto así, se trata de una invalorable colección de ensayos donde puede observarse, con mayor claridad, el problema de la ciudadanía (el carácter inclusivo o excluyente de la participación política), la naturaleza del...

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