Antonio Herrera y su Historia General del Mundo (volumen IV)

Según Ramón Gaya, pintor y poeta refugiado en México, la situación del exiliado "no está mal..., es como una habitación con los balcones abiertos". Si tal parecer resulta duro de aceptar, no pocos poetas llegados al exilio al borde de su madurez la alcanzaron de lleno gracias a él, aunque fuese de forma dolorosa, prueba de que la paradoja es certera. Es el caso de Domenchina, Prados y Cernuda, a los que este libro dedica la mayoría de sus páginas. Las restantes se ocupan de Max Aub en cuanto poeta, Altolaguirre editor de los clásicos, y una rara avis, Gerardo Deniz, quien, después...

From reviews of the Spanish edition: “Meyer’s perceptive commentary on Mexican power politics presents new insights into the petroleum lobbies in Mexico City and Washington. With unbiased empathy he shows the validity of Mexico’s complaints about foreigners’ deriving an overabundance of profit from a nonrenewable natural resource. He understands United States history and never abuses his license to criticize.” —Hispanic American Historical Review “This useful addition to the literature on twentieth-century Mexican–United States diplomatic relations is a scholarly work, worthy...

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Traces the history of Europe from the disintegration of the Roman Empire through the rise of Islam, with emphasis on the migrations of peoples and the spread of Christianity.