Cultura mexicana moderna en el siglo XVIII

"Assesses the local impact of the Bourbon reforms on northwest Mexico and sheds light on the effectiveness - or lack thereof - of the reform plan"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

A compilation of documents in the collection of the Archivo General de la Nación in Mexico City. Dating from the end of 17th to the second half of the 18th century, they recount the period of the Jesuits in Sonora, as well as their expulsion and the enforcement of the Bourbonic laws. The documents detail the position of the Jesuit religious order with respect to colonization and the means they put into effect to organize indigenous populations of Sonora.

"Collection of essays on the history of Mexico City by well-known historians includes such topics as urban design, the city council, the Church, and educational institutions. For general, rather than specialized, readership"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

El primer propósito de esta obra es elaborar una historia de la crisis estructural iniciada en México a principios de la década de los setenta y que perdura hasta la actualidad, a pesar de la instrumentación de distintas políticas para superarla.Se analiza entonces, la crisis del modelo de sustitución de importaciones durante los setenta; la reforma neoliberal iniciada a mediados de los años ochenta, así como la crisis de 1994-1995, punto de inflexión en la historia económica y política moderna de México, cuya gravedad se refleja en una generación de mexicanos marcada por el...