Historia de la vida cotidiana en México

Presents essays that analyze the art teachings in Mexico City from the 18th to 20th century, particularly in 4 prestigious institutions: the Academia de San Carlos, the Escuela Nacional Preparatoria (now the Antiguo Colegio de San Ildelfonso), the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes and the Secretaría de Educación Pública. The outcome is the present anthological volume.

El relato de viajes encendi durante siglos la imaginaci n europea y llev consigo la fe de un proyecto expansionista presentado como apasionante misi n ecum nica. He aqu una aguda lectura de relatos de muy diversa ndole que presentan una rica variedad de miradas colonizadoras: escritos del siglo XVIII sobre frica del Sur, la literatura de viajes sentimental, la temprana exploraci n del frica Occidental, la invenci n de Am rica del Sur durante la independencia y, de forma m s reciente, la di spora desde las antiguas colonias latinoamericanas hacia las metr polis en busca de una vida mejor.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

Cuando la ciencia, la técnica y el progreso no habían llegado para aliviar a los hombres de penurias elementales y primitivas, era preciso recurrir a lo que se tenía más a mano, solicitar la intercesión divina, la de los santos y la de las imágenes más enraizadas en el fervor del pueblo con el fin de hallar para los males del alma y del cuerpo lo que la sociedad no había conseguido aliviar ni la medicina había logrado sanar. Y así desde el siglo IX hasta bien entrado el XIX, la vida cotidiana de Madrid se mueve entre el milagro, la milagrería, la superchería, el hechizo y hasta la ...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...