Breve reseña histórica de los acontecimientos mas notables de la nacion mexicana

"Es un intento de leer, en forma comprensiva (previa a toda crítica), aunque no necesariamente aprobatoria, los textos histórico-políticos de Alamán. Estima que un diálogo con él, con sus tesis (conservadoras) y con sus intenciones es necesario para comprender la historia de México. Se basa en las dos obras clásicas de Alamán: Disertaciones sobre la historia de la Republica Mejicana (1884-89), Historia de Méjico desde los primeros movimientos que prepararon su independencia en el año 1808, hasta la época presente (1849-52), aunque los títulos completos de estas obras y sus fechas ...

"Nine critical essays by well-known authors (González Casanovas, De la Peña, Eduardo Menéndez, and others) examine role of government and public policies during 1980s. Some issues include health, education and technology policies, Church-State relations, political transformation toward modernization, and new political culture"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

"Examines Madero's economic ideas and his approach to various economic issues, including labor-management relations, agrarian reform, and fiscal policy. Argues that Madero's economic policies fell somewhere between 19th-century Liberalism and a more modern interventionism"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

"Revisionist view of the traditional interpretation of 1923 revolt as a reaction against Obregón's imposition of Calles. Authors study four different regional revolts between 1923-24, all with different leaders and provoked by different causes: Rómulo Figueroa in Guerrero, Enrique Estrada in Jalisco, Guadalupe Sánchez in Veracruz, and Fortunato Maycotte in Oaxaca. Rebels failed because of a lack of central control or unifying program. Adolfo de la Huerta played only a 'decorative role' in the armed movement against Obregón"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.