La diplomacia de las ciudades

This translation of a major work in Mexican anthropology argues that Mesoamerican civilization is an ongoing and undeniable force in contemporary Mexican life. For Guillermo Bonfil Batalla, the remaining Indian communities, the "de-Indianized" rural mestizo communities, and vast sectors of the poor urban population constitute the México profundo. Their lives and ways of understanding the world continue to be rooted in Mesoamerican civilization. An ancient agricultural complex provides their food supply, and work is understood as a way of maintaining a harmonious relationship with the natural ...

Esta obra estudia cómo la política consular mexicana se ha transformado en años recientes hacia el objetivo de promover la inclusión de las comunidades mexicanas en Estados Unidos, giro que puede considerarse un cambio de paradigma frente al discurso tradicional de la integración como una política que compete únicamente a los gobiernos de los países de destino. Nuestro país ha defendido una política consular de inclusión e igualdad de acceso a oportunidades como una responsabilidad compartida que beneficia por igual a las sociedades de origen y de destino. Como se plantea en esta...

"Hostos' thoughts about Sociology show his undeniable seat among the pioneers of this social science during the Nineteenth century. Annotated edition by Jose Luis Mendez, prominent sociologist of contemporary Puerto Rico."

Fatema Mernissi, the world-renowned Islamic feminist, has shed unprecedented light on the lives of women in the Middle East, in works hailed as "enchanting" (The New York Times Book Review), "exuberant" (Elle), and "remarkable" (The Washington Post Book World). Now, in Scheherazade Goes West, Mernissi reveals her unique experiences as a liberated, independent Moroccan woman faced with the peculiarities and unexpected encroachments of Western culture. Her often surprising discoveries about the conditions of and attitudes toward women around the world -- and the exquisitely embroidered amalgam...