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LA VIDA EN MÉXICO EN TIEMPOS DE ECHEVERRÍA- El palacio del baile fino- María Félix nunca será pobreLA VIDA EN MÉXICO EN TIEMPOS DE LÓPEZ PORTILLO- En los ochenta años de Renato Leduc- Pellicer, ni igual, ni semejante, ni distinto- En la misma ciudad ante distinta gente- En Los Angeles. Rehabilitacion cultural de la rumba- Miss Universo. Alabaran con creces tu belleza- Los paseos de Charles Chaplin- Y si no se apantallan es porque ni eso saben- Si una nacion entera se averguenza...- Algun dia una lampara votiva- Sobre comicos y TV. Otro articulo que se me va por falta de tesis- Cine nacional (1). La crisis, de la industria de la crisis- Cine nacional (2). No hay peor sordo que el que no quiere ver- La reconquista de la calle. Un solo Señor, una sola fe- La Republica reunida en Acapulco Mexico año cero- Dios bendiga señores con gusto este dia de placer tan dichoso- La Ciudad de Mexico entre ruinas y entre fosas- El embute o la libertad de sumision- El teatro en Mexico. El albur vence a la elevacion de conciencias- El aborto no es un gusto, es un ultimo recurso Fragmento de: Carlos Monsivais. La vida en Mexico 1976-2010 Tomo 1 Echeverria/Lopez Portillo/De la Madrid.

“Mi reino por un cambio de paradigmas”“Proceso No. 1257, 3 de diciembre de 2000La frase más oída estos días, por lo menos en los círculos que cuentan, es el cambio de paradigmas, una manera como otra

Cadena de promesasProceso No. 631, 5 de diciembre de 1988A los dueños certificados del poder, no tiene caso (si es que se pudiera) regatearles las horas del triunfalismo. El triunfalismo es sano a su modo, convierte en multitudes civicas a los cuerpos de seguridad, agudiza el espiritu de elite, implanta en los camarografos el gusto por las tomas reverenciales, divide al pueblo en vallas secundarias (indiferentes y oposicionistas anexadas) y vallas de honor. Y concedasele a los priistas un tiempo en el sexenio de credibilidad-por-fatiga, y de triunfalismo. Se los merecen. Han soportado el 6 de julio con todo y caida del Sistema (ya tan famosa como el Sistema mismo), la injuria que es la existencia misma de la oposicion, los malos modos de la opinion publica, el huesped inesperado que es la sociedad civil. Es justa la tregua.El primero de diciembre en el Palacio Legislativo, en la toma de posesion de Carlos Salinas de Gortari, el triunfalismo es la psicologia inevitable. ¡Ya la hicimos! Una vez mas, estamos aqui todos juntos, y asi seguiremos, porque a la izquierda y a la derecha estan los abismos de la falta de poderes y honores del[]Fragmento de: Carlos Monsivais. La vida en Mexico 1976-2020 · Salinas de Gortari/Zedillo.

Por primera vez, su historia en sus propias palabras.Las esperadas memorias de un icono del feminismo actual, la heroína que ha abanderado el combate público para que la vergüenza frente a la violenc

Una obra de referencia para entender cómo ha evolucionado la guerra y ha conformado el mundo en que vivimos.Historia de la guerra es una obra monumental que recorre seis siglos de conflictos, estrategias y transformaciones que han definido el rumbo de la humanidad. Desde las batallas del Renacimiento hasta la era de la inteligencia artificial, este libro traza la evolucion del arte militar y revela como la guerra ha modelado el mundo en que vivimos.A traves de un analisis riguroso y accesible, el autor, un consumado especialista, nos guia por los grandes hitos belicos de la Historia: desde las innovaciones tacticas que cambiaron el curso de los imperios hasta las guerras que marcaron a generaciones enteras.Se centra particularmente, y esto hace de este libro algo unico en el mercado, ya que no existe una sintesis igual, en el papel que ha desempeñado España en algunos de los avances e innovaciones militares y en la tratadistica. Un papel obviado hasta la fecha por el mundo anglosajon, que no ha reconocido el papel de este pais en el arte de la guerra.Puell aborda esto y habla, entre otras cosas, de las campañas napoleonicas, las guerras carlistas, la Guerra Civil española o la irrupcion de la ciberguerra contemporanea, que se presentan aqui no solo como episodios de violencia, sino como reflejos de la sociedad, la tecnologia y el pensamiento de cada epoca.Con una mirada global y un enfoque profundamente humano, Historia de la guerra nos invita a comprender como los conflictos armados y las ideas que los impulsaron siguen influyendo en la politica, la ciencia y la cultura del presente.Un relato imprescindible para entender el pasado, interpretar el presente y reflexionar sobre el futuro de la guerra.

Un hilarante viaje (nunca mejor dicho) por los excesos, delirios y resacas que marcaron el rumbo de la historia.¿Sabías que Alejandro Magno era un borracho empedernido, que Shakespeare fumaba marihuana y que George Washington tomaba opio como quien se toma un rooibos? ¿Y que Freud le daba a la cocaina como Van Gogh a la pintura amarilla?Lejos de lo que te contaron en el cole, la historia esta marcada por los estupefacientes, porque los protagonistas de las grandes hazañas de la humanidad no iban precisamente sobrios.El historiador Sam Kelly nos invita a descubrir el lado mas irreverente (y divertido) de la historia: desde la Antigua Grecia hasta nuestros dias, pasando por la China imperial, la epoca victoriana y la fundacion de Estados Unidos, descubriras que el agua con misterio y las sustancias alucinogenas jugaron un papel mucho mas importante de lo que te imaginas.A que no sabias que * Alejandro Magno solia ir como las grecas. * Shakespeare era un experto liador de porros. * George Washington tenia una infusion favorita: el opio. * La Reina Victoria fue una de las mayores traficantes del siglo XIX. * Freud recetaba cocaina a sus pacientes de tanto que le gustaba. * Nixon tenia debilidad por las pastis de colorines. * Andy Warhol y la metaanfetamina eran mejores amigos. * Elvis Presley predicaba contra las drogas, pero iba puesto mientras cantaba Hound Dog. * Los Beatles consumian mas hierba que una vaca frisona en un pasto suizo. * Steve Jobs y el LSD eran compañeros de viaje inseparables.La critica ha dicho: Sam Kelly no glorifica el consumo de drogas ni de alcohol. Lo que hace es mostrar, con honestidad y mucho sentido del humor, como estas sustancias han influido en la historia. El lector se quedara boquiabierto ante algunas historias, sonreira con otras y se reira a carcajadas con las mas disparatadas e increibles.The Bookworm SezVibrante y sorprendente. Mas alla de la avalancha de anecdotas entretenidisimas, Sam Kelly ofrece una interesante reflexion sobre los usos medicos y espirituales de los psicodelicos. Absolutamente brillante.Publishers Weekly Nunca volveras a mirar la historia con los mismos ojos. Ramses II era un fumeta hace revivir a personajes y epocas como nunca antes los habiamos visto. Harlan Coben, autor del New York Times Un viaje en el tiempo tan entretenido como revelador a traves de las puertas de la percepcion.Kirkus Reviews Un libro divertido y unico que repasa a cuarenta personajes historicos y su aficion por colocarse, emborracharse o perderse en los efectos de distintas sustancias.New York Post

En las montañas de Oaxacahay una guerra de medio siglo,ignorada por millones…Justo ahí nació una historia deresistencia y dignidad inquebrantable.Mujer triqui es el extraordinario relato de una niña

La cuarta parte del poderoso relato en primera persona de uno de los bateristas más importantes del rock nacional: desde el cumpleaños 70 de Charly García hasta hoy pasando por la interminable pandemia, en medio de aventuras internacionales con musicos como Bandalos Chinos, Benjamin Biolay y Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso.Fer tiene un magnetismo particular y una capacidad de contemplar unica. Eso lo convierte en protagonista y espectador de momentos tan magicos como memorables, dignos de ser contados. Cada encuentro con Sama se transforma automaticamente en lo que el llama un ambientazo.Goyo DeganoMusico y arlequin de tantas melodias reconocidas, escribe con la sensibilidad de un poeta callejero y la precision de un director de cine. Tiene el don de convertir lo epico en cotidiano y lo intimo en universal. Me encantan sus cuentos porque vibran como las escenas musicales que interpreta. Son el collage de una vida que pinta con recuerdos y un gran sentido del ritmo.Nito MestreCuando la musica lo atraviesa, Sama dice que "vive en si misma", y asi ocurre con estos relatos, escritos con tal nivel de detalle, humor y profundidad que nos volvemos parte de ellos. Fer mantiene intacta su capacidad de asombro, dandole un giro poetico a lo cotidiano y transformando a quienes lo rodeamos.Michelle Bliman

Since their fairy-tale wedding in 2011 and the announcement in December 2012 that William and Catherine, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, were expecting their first child, the British have taken the young couple into their hearts. The first decades of the 21st century have seen a surge of pride for our Royal Family as never before and the birth of HRH Prince George of Cambridge, our future king, has been greeted with genuine joy. This celebratory and beautifully illustrated guide not only commemorates this Royal birth but looks at the history of children of the monarchy from Queen Elizabeth II to her great-grandchildren. Age-old customs, ceremonies, christenings, toys and pastimes, nannies, nurseries and the Royal line of succession are also explored, presenting an illuminating portrait of Royal children through the ages.

A fresh look at Labours greatest ever Prime Minister

From the Mangrove Nine to Notting Hill Carnival, writer and social commentator Chanté Joseph takes us through the formative, radical histories of Black British activism. When the Windrush generation arrived in Britain, the concept of Black Britishness or Black British Culture did not yet exist. Fast forward to the present day, where a distinct and influential Black British identity exists. This concise and informative book traverses the crucial topics within Black British history and culture: exploring community activism, protests, Notting Hill Carnival, the Black British Panthers, Women of the movement, the Mangrove Nine and the Black British Arts. Celebrating and chronicling the fusion of social, political and artistic elements within Black activism in Britain, A Quick Ting On: British Black Power provides an insightful look at how the British Black Power movement first emerged and has developed since.

A true story based on a false storyLate one night in February 2018, the award-winning Irish journalist Olaf Tyaransen returned home to find his name trending on Twitter.To his horror, he discovered that Brooke Magnanti - controversial author of the Belle de Jour books - had published an article accusing him of physically and sexually assaulting another woman a few years earlier.Tyaransen had never met Magnanti, and the woman in question had recently died in tragic circumstances. While the allegation was completely untrue, it was already going viral. Hundreds of people were rushing to judgement and sharing Magnantis article.In a painfully honest and compelling memoir, Tyaransen details the emotional, social and professional impact of that false accusation.His lacerating, unflinching account highlights the importance of due process, the mindless cruelty of crowds and the potentially fatal consequences of online vigilantism

The leading authority on our contemporary prime ministers Dominic Grieve, GuardianAfter almost a decade and a half of Tory rule, the 2024 General Election saw the Conservatives suffer their worst-ever defeat: they received 7.14 million fewer votes than in 2019; 23.7 per cent is their lowest ever vote share; and their current 121 MP contingent is their smallest since 1832. Meanwhile, the rise of Reform threatens the partys very existence.How did it all go wrong so quickly, following Boris Johnsons record-setting win in 2019?From taking office amidst the cost of living and energy supply crises and the panic caused by Liz Trusss disastrous mini-budget, through the agenda-dominating Ukraine and Gaza wars and the Rwanda Asylum Plan, to the stunning 2023 local election results, Sunak at 10 is the definitive and jaw-dropping window into Rishi Sunaks premiership.

Blending biography, memoir and art criticism, Fancy Work: Unpicking Past Lives explores the ever-shifting tensions between family, labour and gender through the history of embroidery, or fancy work. At the heart of the book is Alice Hattricks encounter with the embroidery designer May Morris and her circle: from her father William Morris to her mother Jane, an artists model and embroiderer herself, and M.F., Mays gender non-conforming partner for twenty years. Searching for guidance, Hattrick looks to Mays life alongside others who have found, in textiles, a means of resistance to understand better their own queer identity, family ties and fractious working conditions in an ableist society. In the ephemeral nature of textiles, Hattrick finds a mirror to archival research. How can the past help us to imagine alternative domestic circumstances and create unconstrained lives of our own, especially when not all traces remain? Expansive in thought, form and time, Fancy Work is a radical and thrilling work that reminds us that we can think differently, inviting us to place the needle in our own hands and stitch ourselves a loop in the chain.

In this vivid blend of memoir, nature writing and ecological thinking, Rebecca Tamás seeks new answers in old folk ways. Suffering from burn-out and grief both environmental and personal, Tamás sets out on a journey across the UK guided by the Pagan wheel of the year, marking each solstice, equinox and the midpoints between them with a ritual drawn from ancient traditions. From a confrontation with the sharp pains of winter at Samhain in Edinburgh to a giddy experience of collective joy at Padstows May Day, she finds in these traditional practices electric potential for transforming our relationship to the natural world and the flow of time. Intellectually penetrating and richly lyrical, The Book of Mysteries follows the drumbeat of seasonal ritual towards an immersion in the wild time of the earth. Ecstatic, radical and irreverent, this book is a rallying cry to wrest time away from the structures of work and capital, so as to encounter the life-giving mystery of the natural world.

Mary Boleyn has long been dismissed as the great and infamous whore - her story overshadowed by scandal and myth. But what if everything we thought we knew about her was wrong?Drawing on newly re-translated original sources and rare archival material, this ground-breaking book peels away centuries of rumour to reveal the true Mary Boleyn. Far from the reckless wanton of legend, she emerges as a woman of ambition, resilience, and intelligence. Through meticulous research and fresh analysis, this book challenges out-dated narratives, uncovering the real extent of Marys relationships with Henry VIII and Francis I, her role in the rise and fall of her younger sister Anne, and her life beyond the royal spotlight.This revelatory biography rewrites Mary Boleyns story - a must-read for Tudor history enthusiasts.

When Titanic left Southampton in 1912, neither the Aristocrat, The Countess of Rothes, nor the Able Seaman, Thomas Jones, imagined meeting, let alone navigating a tiny lifeboat together at night, among towering icebergs. But Jones put Noel Rothes at the tiller of his boat when he realised her calm capability, and for seven long hours they did all they could to shepherd at least twenty-five others to safety. Their ordeal forged an unlikely affinity that lasted until Noel died in 1956.Angela Young, Noels great-granddaughter, tells the stories of these two courageous Titanic survivors and considers why so very few people survived the tragedy.

Henrietta Moraes first discovered Soho when she was eighteen or so she tells us. Her favourite sport was social climbing (heaven knows she enjoyed the exercise) and she was good at it, going to all the right parties and simply gate-crashing others. From the summit of the 1950s bohemian scene she surveyed the life and times of those who broke all the rules, such as the artists Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon (for whom she became a muse). But thats not all she did as a key counter-culture figure in the 1960s Chelsea Set, no other woman was more indefatigable in becoming a bohemian legend.Through Hen, youll learn how to steal your best friends boyfriend; enchant and ensnare a husband; blossom into a magnificent muse; dress like a comic book superhero; become a connoisseur of every illicit drug known to medical science and dose a Rolling Stones concert with them; join the caravan set and head along the gypsy trail in search of the Holy Grail, before rematerialising as the minder for a mind-blowing pop iconAlong the way youll indulge in the gentle art of cadging drinks; the feline felony of cat burglary; the canny craft of charity shop shoplifting and the haphazardness of steamy sex in second-hand bookshops.Hen, Mistress of Mayhem takes you to the epicentre of Sohos Golden Age; stage by stage it forms a complete guide to a hell-raising companion.

Thanks to a thrown beer bottle and a fan letter to a P.O. box, Melissa Auf der Maurs first band scored an opening slot for the Smashing Pumpkins in her bohemian home town, Montreal. Sensing Melissas talent, Billy Corgan recommended her to Courtney Love. Whisked from her local scene, Melissa joined Hole just after the deaths of Kurt Cobain and Holes prior bassist, Kristen Pfaff, with the just-widowed Courtney Love at the centre of it all.That was only the beginning of Melissas journey through alternative rock, a trip she undertook alongside 90s luminaries including Rufus Wainwright, Michael Stipe and her former boyfriend, Dave Grohl. Even the Good Girls Will Cry is a vivid dispatch from the last analogue decade, capturing that bygone era in all its messy, angsty glory.

On 13 March 1996 Thomas Hamilton walked into the gym hall of a primary school in Dunblane armed with four legally owned handguns and in less than four minutes fired 105 bullets, killing 16 young children, their teacher and injuring many more. It was a crime that first shocked the world then changed the nation.Based on original archival research and exclusive interviews with parents, politicians and police, One Morning in March tells for the first time the incredible and powerful true story of how, in their darkest hour, a band of parents used their grief as fuel in a fight to forever ban handguns in Britain, and create the tightest gun laws in the world.