CK - Mexico 1

Mexico is a country beset by violence and insecurity, with 98 percent of violent crimes unsolved and 94 percent of crimes unpunished. These staggering statistics illustrate the critical need to unde……続きを見る

The history of the Mexican Army’s activity in the Texas Revolution is well documented but often hidden away. Many important primary sources have been lost or destroyed, but an impressive amount of p……続きを見る

Transforming Saints explores the transformation and function of the images of holy women within wider religious, social, and political contexts of Old Spain and New Spain from the Spanish conquest t……続きを見る

Since the first moment of conquest, colonizers and the colonized alike in Mexico confronted questions about what it meant to be from this place, what natural resources it offered, and who had the ri……続きを見る

Long overshadowed by the American Civil War, the Mexican-American War (1846–1848) has received significantly less attention from historians partly because of its questionable origin and controversia……続きを見る

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In "History of the Conquest of Mexico," William Hickling Prescott masterfully intertwines narrative history with captivating storytelling, exploring the complex dynamics of the Spanish conquest of t……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

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

In "Geschichte der Eroberung Mexikos" zeichnet William Hickling Prescott ein detailreiches und fesselndes Portrait der spanischen Eroberung Mexikos im 16. Jahrhundert. Der Autor, als einer der erste……続きを見る

As guerrilla groups sprouted up across Mexico in the early 1970s, the military and police routinely resorted to extreme acts of violence, including the systematic use of torture. In The Last Door, G……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

In all of sportfishing, Isla Mujeres on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico stands out, not only for its abundance of pelagic and reef species, but also as a location with an interesting history dating ……続きを見る

The Amazon rain forest covers more than five million square kilometers, amid the territories of nine different nations. It represents over half of the planet's remaining rain forest. Is it truly in ……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

William Hickling Prescott's "The Conquest of Mexico" stands as a monumental work in the field of historical literature, offering a vivid account of the fall of the Aztec Empire through the lens of d……続きを見る

In "The Conquest of Mexico," William Hickling Prescott offers a vivid and meticulous account of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, intertwining historical detail with rich narrative flair. Pr……続きを見る

This single volume reference resource offers students, scholars, and general readers alike an in-depth background on Mexico, from the complexity of its pre-Columbian civilizations to its social and ……続きを見る

The Young Engineers In Mexico by H. Irving Hancock Luis Montez, mine owner, stood on the broad veranda in front of his handsome home, looking out over the country sweeping away to the eastward. "Gen……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

A monumental achievement of scholarship, this volume on the Nahua Indians of Central Mexico (often called Aztecs) constitutes our best understanding of any New World indigenous society in the period……続きを見る

This is a history of precious-metals extractivism as lived in Cerro de San Pedro, a small gold- and silver-mining district in Mexico. Chronicling Cerro de San Pedro’s operations from the time of the……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

Los colaboradores de Horrorosísimos crímenes y ejemplares castigos analizan diferentes temas: crímenes célebres, homicidios, riñas y adulterios; sistemas de justicia y organización de tribiunales; l……続きを見る

Esta obra sigue los pasos de la Historia general de México, publicada por vez primera en 1976 bajo la dirección de Daniel Cosío Villegas, pero es a la vez una renovación completa de aquel proyecto o……続きを見る

In this political history of twentieth-century Mexico, Gladys McCormick argues that the key to understanding the immense power of the long-ruling Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) is to be ……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

In 1838, a rebellion began in northern Mexico. A loose collective sought to establish a “Republic of the Rio Grande”: the rebellion lasted two years, failed, and was then forgotten by history. This ……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