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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 imprescindible para entender cómo la guerra ha conformado el mundo en que vivimos.La guerra ha desempeñado un papel trascendental en la historia, por lo que resulta difícil identificar algún campo de la actividad humana en el que no haya dejado su impronta de forma mas o menos acusada. Una historia habitualmente marcada por las ansias de poder y de riqueza y por la incapacidad de los gobiernos para resolver las crisis mediante la negociacion, pues, como insinuo Clausewitz hace dos siglos, la guerra es la mas patente manifestacion del fracaso de la politica.En este libro, Fernando Puellde la Villa un reconocido especialista en el ambito militar ofrece un analisis riguroso y accesible que recorre los principales hitos belicos de los ultimos seis siglos: desde las innovaciones tacticas que transformaron los imperios hasta las batallas que dejaron una profunda huella en generaciones enteras. Y se centra, en particular, en el papel clave que ha desempeñado España en muchos de esos avances militares, habitualmente ignorados.

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

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.

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.

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

Hannah Richell was lost in writing her new novel when the outside world finally broke in to tell her that her husband, Matt, had been killed in a surfing accident. This the story of the grief journey she travelled over the first two years of loss, but it is also an account of what happens beyond those early years, when time and distance have offered some perspective and healing.Not just a love letter to her late husband, but a love letter to the country that stole her heart, to motherhood, and to the healing power of creative endeavours. More than anything, its a story of recovery and hope.

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.

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.

This is a book about maps and map-making, about power and class, and about war, seamanship and navigation. It is a study of wealth, patronage and money, in an England riven by religious disorder and toxic politics.Greenvile Collins (164394) was a naval warrant officer who caught the attention of a King. His seagoing career took him from Patagonia to the Arctic, into battles against Dutch men of war and Barbary corsairs, and to the slave markets and Silk Road ports of the Mediterranean. A scientific navigator, his professional drive drew him to Shetland, the Scilly Isles and all points in between, as he undertook the most ambitious hydrographic survey of the British coastline yet attempted.Then, even as he laboured to complete his monumental sea atlas, he was summoned yet again to the service of the Crown. The Glorious Revolution was a campaign of crisis for a deeply conflicted Royal Navy, and a crucial test of loyalty for Greenvile Collins and his fellow officers.

The Marquis de Sade, infamous for his obscene writing and his cruelty to women, nonetheless lived a life dominated by them - his charismatic mother, iron-willed mother-in-law, and his wife. A wife who, despite her husbands peccadilloes, and although their marriage was arranged in order for their families to combine financial and social capital, loved him devotedly for thirty years, through betrayal, imprisonment, and national turmoil.This biography reveals how Renee-Pelagie de Montreuil, Marquise de Sade, endured the chaos caused by her frenetically dissolute husband with grace, and how she carved out her own independence in an era when women were entitled to little of their own. She bore the Marquis three children, loved him, put up with his wild behaviour, edited his manuscripts for him, tried to help him escape prison by means legal and illegal, and acted throughout the decades of their marriage as his only reliable friend.Their complex relationship, set against the last years of the Ancien Regime in France, the Revolution and its aftermath, are brought to life with humour and compassion by Margaret Crosland, also the translator of Sades Gothic Tales. She shows how the Sade marriage symbolized the decay of the old aristocracy and conveys the struggle of one individual to establish her personal identity at a time when women in France had virtually no rights of their own.