Ultima llamada

A three-volume scholarly history of Mexico from European discovery through the U.S.-Mexican war, by scholar-priest of Queretaro and Tamaulipas (1934-2001).

An autobiographical testimony as told by Héctor García (b. México 1923), one of the most influential photojournalists in Mexico during the first half of the 20th century, illustrated with a large number of full-page black and white plates of famous personages like Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, Pedro Infante, Maria Felix, along unique images of important events. Author Rivera who dedicated close to 5 years defines this editorial project as "Thanks to this extraordinary photographer and thorough chronicler, the reader has the great opportunity to be taken into those passages of the cultural,...

Cine político en México (1968-2017) busca dibujar caminos que ayuden a visibilizar cierta dimensión histórica, política y social del cine y el video en México; apela a valorar el quehacer cinematográfico y audiovisual en su relación con movimientos sociales y culturales; y se pregunta acerca de los horizontes que se manifiestan, y los efectos que se producen en esa conexión que establece con la realidad. Buscamos establecer un diálogo entre la mirada que analiza la obra y la experiencia de hacer cine o video en México, y es en este intercambio cuando el trabajo toma forma en dos...

"Analyzes Camacho's campaign for the governorship of Puebla and his efforts to build alliances with workers, peasants, and the political and economic elites. Explores the links between local power and national politics during the Cárdenas years"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.