Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Author: From Idols to Antiquity
Author: Miruna AchimPublisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803296894
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
From Idols to Antiquity explores the origins and tumultuous development of the National Museum of Mexico and the complicated histories of Mexican antiquities during the first half of the nineteenth century. Following independence from Spain, the National Museum of Mexico was founded in 1825 by presidential decree. Nationhood meant cultural as well as political independence, and the museum was expected to become a repository of national objects whose stories would provide the nation with an identity and teach its people to become citizens. Miruna Achim reconstructs the early years of the museum as an emerging object shaped by the logic and goals of historical actors who soon found themselves debating the origin of American civilizations, the nature of the American races, and the rightful ownership of antiquities. Achim also brings to life an array of fascinating characters—antiquarians, naturalists, artists, commercial agents, bureaucrats, diplomats, priests, customs officers, local guides, and academics on both sides of the Atlantic—who make visible the rifts and tensions intrinsic to the making of the Mexican nation and its cultural politics in the country’s postcolonial era.
A Practical Method for Learning Spanish
Author: Alejandro YbarraSpanish Daily Life
Author: Rodrigo Huguet BonillaPublisher:
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Category : Spanish language
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Ensayos sobre crítica literaria
Author: Antonio AlatorrePublisher: El Colegio de Mexico AC
ISBN: 6074625468
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Antonio Alatorre reunió, en 1993, trece artículos en los que expone su manera de ver la literatura y de entender y ejercer la crítica literaria. No formula ninguna "teoría literaria" ni ninguna "metodología" (nada más ajeno a sus afanes), simplemente propone su manera de entender dos fenómenos indisolublemente trabados: la literatura y la lectura. Alatorre muestra que el que lee y, muy importante, siente lo que lee, es ya un crítico literario en potencia: con las herramientas adecuadas será capaz de pensar críticamente y de explicar las razones de la emoción experimentada. El crítico no es sino un lector más "formado", más "instruido", dotado de mayor capacidad de recepción, de mayor sagacidad literaria y de la capacidad y honradez para transmitir elocuente y claramente su experiencia de lector. Este "librito" se publicó originalmente en la colección Lecturas Mexicanas de Conaculta. Actualmente esta edición se encuentra agotada. De 1993 a 2010, Alatorre añadió algunas noticias más, pulió una que otra idea (pocas) y corrigió poquísimas cosillas de estilo. Se ofrece esta nueva edición (algo corregida y añadida) para conmemorar los 90 años del nacimiento de Antonio Alatorre.
Pequeña Historia del Museo del Prado
Author: Jaime García PadrinoPublisher: Editorial Mediterrània, SL
ISBN: 8499790739
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Esta pequeña historia acerca a los niños y niñas, de manera amena y rigurosa, el arte a través de la presentación del Museo del Prado. La historia explica la evolución de este museo tanto a nivel arquitectónico como a nivel artístico, nombrando las importantes obras de arte que ha ido incorporando a lo largo del tiempo. El texto va acompañado de las ilustraciones a todo color de Pilarín Bayés.
Skull Duggery
Author: Aaron ElkinsPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101139951
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Gideon is happy to be in Mexico with his wife-until he's asked to examine the mummified corpse of a drifter thought to be shot to death. Gideon's findings reveal that the cause of death is far more bizarre. Then he's asked to examine the skeleton of a murder victim found a year earlier-only to discover another coroner error. The Skeleton Detective knows that two "mistakenly" identified bodies are never a coincidence. But if he isn't careful, unearthing the connection between them could make him another murder statistic in Mexico.
Pajaros Hablando, Serpientes Emplumadas Y Mujeres Pintadas
Author: Joanne StuhrPublisher: University of Arizona Press
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Reproductions of 75 of the finest pieces of pottery from the Casas Grandes civilization of Chihuahua, accompanied by interpretive essays that provide an overview of Casas Grande culture, its link to other cultures in the southwestern U.S. and western Mexico, social structures and artistic production at Paquime, and the Charles di Peso excavations.
Spanish Prose Composition
Author: George Wallace UmphreyPublisher:
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Category : Spanish language
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Revolution and Rebellion in Mexican Film
Author: Niamh ThorntonPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1441168540
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Revolution and Rebellion in Mexican Film examines Mexican films of political conflict from the early studio Revolutionary films of the 1930-50s up to the campaigning Zapatista films of the 2000s. Mapping this evolution out for the first time, the author takes three key events under consideration: the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920); the student movement and massacre in 1968; and, finally, the more recent Zapatista Rebellion (1994-present). Analyzing films such as Vamanos con Pancho Villa (1936), El Grito (1968), and Corazon del Tiempo (2008), the author uses the term 'political conflict' to refer to those violent disturbances, dramatic periods of confrontation, injury and death, which characterize particular historical events involving state and non-state actors that may have a finite duration, but have a long-lasting legacy on the nation. These conflicts have been an important component of Mexican film since its inception and include studio productions, documentaries, and independent films.