Si la joven no salía de su casa sin un adecuado acompañamiento de damas de compañía o de un familiar, ¿Cómo se atrevió a escapar de la Ciudad de México para reunirse con los insurgentes en la lejana Tlalpujahua? Atrapada y reducida a la presión, embarrada de tizne burló la vigilancia y, montada en una mula, huyó para refugiarse en Oaxaca. Aprendió a ser cautelosa, a tal grado que no sabemos si estuvo en Chilpancingo con Morelos y Quintana Roo o se reunió con este último poco después, cuand...

Esta obra sigue los pasos de la Historia general de México, publicada por vez primera en 1976 bajo la dirección de Daniel Cosío Villegas, pero es a la vez una renovación completa de aquel proyecto original como resultado de los cambios sustanciales que ha sufrido el panorama historiográfico en los 35 años transcurridos desde la aparición de la Historia general. Los 24 autores que participan en la obra aportan, en 16 capítulos, una mirada equilibrada pero puesta al día para interpretar la h...

Compendiada en pocas páginas, esta historia de la vida cotidiana en México habla de todos nosotros, los que vivimos hoy los que vivieron ayer, y nos muestra aquellos aspectos de nuestro pasado en el que somos protagonistas y del que no nos habían hablado antes.

Dave Carmichael and his daughter Peyton had been renovating homes for several years and were considered as among the best designers in the city of Calgary. When Peyton’s aunt Julie, a realtor who lived up north, contacted them with an opportunity to restore a Lodge 300 miles away in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Dave was skeptical and thought it would be too far away. Peyton was excited though. She knew it would be a huge project, but they enjoyed doing flips, and she would be able...

There is something magical about the Christmas season. As Barn says, " ... it is the animals' secret, and only a very few, very special people have knowledge of that secret." Isn't it wonderful that we are invited to be part of the "very few, very special" and participate in the celebration of the season?  

The fourth edition of Community Organizing and Community Building for Health and Social Equity provides both classic and recent contributions to the field, with a special accent on how these approaches can contribute to health and social equity. The 23 chapters offer conceptual frameworks, skill- building and case studies in areas like coalition building, organizing by and with women of color, community assessment, and the power of the arts, the Internet, social media, and policy ...

Despite what Jo Ann Fuson Staples might tell you, she is no ordinary woman. She has led a remarkable life, full of adventure, love, hardship, and survival. Raised in the mountains of southeastern Kentucky, she comes from a long line of strong mountain folk, those ready to take on adversity and fight for anyone they love, no matter the odds. At only seven, Jo Ann tragically lost her father, and then, when Jo Ann was twenty-four, her mother to brutal violence. Although the pain from those ex...