Historias paralelas

"Carefully researched study of the economic impact of the Chilean occupation of Lima during the War of the Pacific. Looks at banking and the roles of emerging Spanish and Chinese merchants. Concludes that the economic 'ruin' of Lima by the end of the occupation was nearly complete. Suggests that the economic issues of the Chilean occupation were so profound that they played a significant role in delaying the final settlement of the War of the Pacific claims until 1929"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Respected political scientists analyze role of electoral left in parliamentary policy and in construction of quality of government. Also broaches topic of organization of leftist groupings in party form. Written during 2018 presidential campaign when victory of leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador was near certainty, proposes thesis that left became one of most powerful electoral forces in Mexico by dint of long years of struggle against repression and by tenacity to insert itself in new democratic order.

El tercer tomo continua con los documentos, cartas y proclamas durante la Independencia. Aqui se incluye el famoso texto de Morelos conocido como "Sentimientos de la nacion," de 1813; la Proclama de Iturbide, lanzada en Iguala en 1821, y, finalmente, los tratados de Cordova del 24 de agosto de 1821. Este tomo Incluye biografias de los proceres de la Independencia.

Garc a Cant es un historiador fuera de lo com n, sus textos van siempre m s all de la mera narraci n o del registro ex nime de los hechos. Son una exploraci n cr tica de la memoria hist rica mexicana; significan el rescate de una tradici n viva, y la puesta en cuesti n de las visiones hist ricas inertes: ni historicismo ni ret rica; Garc a Cant prefiere y practica la literatura pol tica como estilo del historiador.

Cuenta la vida del cura Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, las obras que cumplió donde sea que se le mandara, y el papel que tuvo en la revolución para la independencia de México.