Ultima llamada

¿Nos movemos? No es fácil contestar esta pregunta. Poco se sabe sobre la movilidad social en México. La pobreza y la desigualdad en la distribución de la riqueza han sido los dos temas que tradicionalmente han acaparado la atención cuando se abordan los problemas de la sociedad. Y sin embargo, la movilidad social --o más bien su falta-- merece ser reconocida como uno de los grandes males sociales que nos afligen. Al dar a conocer los resultados de la primera encuesta nacional sobre movilidad social que se ha elaborado en nuestro país, este libro busca ofrecer elementos de análisis...

The history of Mexico is spanned in these high-interest books written in diary form. Each book is narrated from the perspective of a woman who might have lived in that time. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.

"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.

"Detailed documentation of the implementation of the Plan Nacional de Desarrollo for the years 1989-94. Contains sections on the goals of the plan, the methods of implementation, and an assessment of accomplishments. Also includes the extensive legislation surrounding the plan"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.