CK - Mexico 1

When the fighting of the Mexican Revolution died down in 1920, the national government faced the daunting task of building a cohesive nation. It had to establish control over a disparate and needy p……続きを見る

Our hero, lets call him Freddy for the sake of confusion, treks to the land of his forebears ~ that unique land of many names, but to the confused and disillusioned, we know it as Mexico. Why is he ……続きを見る

This fantastic book, filled with amazing facts and photographs, describes what life was like for the Aztecs. It gives an in-depth account of all aspects of life and people of the time - including se……続きを見る

Table of Contents: Foreword, Tatcho Mindiola Introduction, Arnoldo De León Beyond Borders: Causes and Consequences of the Mexican Revolution, Paul Hart The Mexican Revolution’s Impact on Tejano Comm……続きを見る

In the early decades of the twentieth-century, Main Street was the heart of Los Angeles’s Mexican immigrant community. It was also the hub for an extensive, largely forgotten film culture that thriv……続きを見る

Mex-Cinéoffers an accessibly written, multidisciplinary investigation of contemporary Mexican cinema that combines industrial, technical, and sociopolitical analysis with analyses of modes of recept……続きを見る

The period following Mexico's war with the United States in 1847 was characterized by violent conflicts, as liberal and conservative factions battled for control of the national government. The civi……続きを見る

The Spanish crown wanted native peoples in its American territories to be evangelized and, to that end, facilitated the establishment of missions by various Catholic orders. Focusing on the Francisc……続きを見る

The Pergamum Collection publishes books history has long forgotten. We transcribe books by hand that are now hard to find and out of print. 続きを見る

Central America was the only part of the far-reaching Spanish Empire in continental America not to experience destructive independence wars in the period between 1810 and 1824. The essays in this vo……続きを見る

First published over 20 years ago, this book remains the definitive study of Fidel Castro. Based on interviews conducted between 1958 and 1966, the book covers a wide range of topics, including aid ……続きを見る

Written to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of the first predominantly anti-capitalist revolution in the world, Mexico’s Revolution Then and Now is the perfect introductory text and o……続きを見る

Written to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of the first predominantly anti-capitalist revolution in the world, Mexico’s Revolution Then and Now is the perfect introductory text and one tha……続きを見る

"History of the Conquest of Mexico" in 4 volumes is one of the best-known works by an American historian William Hickling Prescott. This carefully crafted e-artnow ebook is formatted for your eReade……続きを見る

A partir de una minuciosa investigación etnográfica y lingüística de los relatos de tradición oral más representativos del país, Fabio Morábito reúne en esta antología 125 cuentos provenientes de re……続きを見る

First published in 1843, "The History of the Conquest of Mexico" by William Hickling Prescott was decribed by the author as a magnificent epic. This sweeping account of Cortés's subjugation of the A……続きを見る

The Complete Works of William Hickling Prescott William Hickling Prescott was an American historian and Hispanist, who is widely recognized by historiographers to have been the first American scient……続きを見る

'Early in my research, a friend with excellent knowledge of the United Auto Workers internal operations told me, "Don't give up. They are hiding something"…' It’s 1990, and US labour is being outsou……続きを見る

"The gold, silver, jewels, bucklers, and garments which we are sending to Your Royal Highness with these representatives, over and above the one-fifth which belong to Your Majesty, Hernando Cortes a……続きを見る

Hermann von Pückler-Muskaus Buch 'Aus Mehemed Alis Reich: Ägypten und der Sudan um 1840' ist ein faszinierender Bericht über seine Reisen durch Ägypten und den Sudan. Der Autor beschreibt detaillier……続きを見る

William Hickling Prescott's 'History of the Conquest of Mexico' is a monumental work consisting of four volumes that meticulously details the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire. Prescott's writing……続きを見る

The Mexicans is a multifaceted portrait of the complex, increasingly turbulent neighbor to our south. It is the story of a country in crisis -- poverty, class tensions, political corruption -- as to……続きを見る

In his book, 'Recollections of Manila and the Philippines,' Robert MacMicking provides a vivid account of his experiences in the Philippines, offering a unique perspective on the history, culture, a……続きを見る

En este libro, los autores examinan, desde diferentes aspectos teóricos y metodológicos, algunos temas de investigación social, histórica y cultural sobre el Estado de México. Por su carácter multid……続きを見る

In William Hickling Prescott's 'The Conquest of Mexico', the reader is immersed in a narrative that explores the conquest of Mexico by Hernan Cortes in the 16th century. Prescott's literary style co……続きを見る

In 2000, Mexico's long invincible Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) lost the presidential election to Vicente Fox of the National Action Party (PAN). The ensuing changeoverーafter 71 years of ……続きを見る

Before he became America's foremost landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted (1822–1903) was by turns a surveyor, merchant seaman, farmer, magazine publisher, and traveling newspaper correspondent……続きを見る

Zapopan, una historia entre siglos reúne las reflexiones de veinte especialistas con un enfoque multidisciplinario. Los autores, de una manera sencilla pero con el rigor académico que los distingue,……続きを見る

Subcommander Marcos made his debut on the world stage on January 1, 1994, the day the North American Free Trade Agreement took effect. At dawn, from a town-hall balcony he announced that the Zapatis……続きを見る

Katherine Singer Kovács Book Award, Society for Cinema and Media Studies, 2011 With a cast ranging from Pancho Villa to Dolores del Río and Tina Modotti, Constructing the Image of the Mexican Revolu……続きを見る