Materia de sombras

"Series of essays by leading authorities on the various facets of Mexico's economic/social arrangements. Essays vary from philosophical discussions of Marx and Marxists to comparisons with the situation in other countries. Several of the essays discuss the evolution of government programs, while several stress the country's legal and institutional structure"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

La ciudad se ha congelado. El movimiento del 68 vive su dolorosa derrota. Néstor Roca en un hospital de la Ciudad de México, llama a sus héroes de la infancia para derrocar al gobierno de Díaz Ordaz, y a su llamado llegan Sherlock Holmes, Sandokán con Yáñez, los tres mosqueteros, los lanceros de Balaclava, los Mau Mau, Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, el sabueso de los Baskerville y Dick Turpin. Será el duelo definitivo, mientras el terrible año de la derrota, 1969 sigue corriendo y desde Lecumberri José Revueltas nos cuenta un motín de presos políticos y el propio Taibo reportero, el...

An analysis of contemporary Mexican politics by university scholar, including psychological factors motivating political behavior, the influence of fear and liberty in politics, the crisis of 1994, public servants, pluralism and contemporary directions.

"Nine critical essays by well-known authors (González Casanovas, De la Peña, Eduardo Menéndez, and others) examine role of government and public policies during 1980s. Some issues include health, education and technology policies, Church-State relations, political transformation toward modernization, and new political culture"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.