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The Political Ideas of Pablo García Montilla, the Educator (1879-1882)

This article explains the political ideas of Pablo García Montilla during his years of exile in Mérida and contextualizes them in the intellectual panorama of his times. It is specifically interested ... in depth. Keywords: Pablo García Montilla; Mexican Liberalism; History of Thought; History of Yucatán; History of Political Ideas En enero de 1916 se organizó en Mérida el Primer Congreso

Rebel Blood, Virtue and Civilization: The Political Uses of the Lineage of Vicente Guerrero

Vicente Guerrero was a key figure in the founding of the Mexican nation, forming part of the military and political leaders of the independence movement and of the new monarchical and republican ... examining many different political aspects; in recent decades, academics in different disciplines with an interest in recovering the Afro-Mexican heritage have been focused on his genealogy. Nevertheless, by

The 1985 Earthquake and the Foreign Debt: The Political and Moral Economy of a Disaster

Primarily based on the historical archives of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, this article reconstructs the efforts of the Mexican government to obtain international financing for the reconstruction of Mexico City following the 1985 earthquake. It thus studies the possible influence of these emergency loans on the broader negotiation of the foreign debt, which...

In the Middle of Changing Spaces: The Political and Geographic Mobility of an Activist in Northern Mexico and the Southwestern United States, 1865-1932

thanks to growing capital investments. He also participated in a political revolt that attempted to overthrow Díaz in 1893, and in the twentieth century, joined the Mexican Liberal Party and the Mexican

The Pani-de la Huerta controversy: fiscal crisis or political artifice?

political actors, concluding that, while the nation’s finances were not in good shape, the situation was exaggerated in order to politically discredit Adolfo de la Huerta.Keywords : Adolfo de la Huerta

Amnesties and Political History: Traces and Problems in the 20 th Century

This article proposes an analysis of four moments in which amnesty laws of a political nature were enacted in Mexico: January 1937, December 1940, September 1978 and January 1994. In each case, an

Civic engagement among foreign-born and native-born older adults living in Europe: a SHARE-based analysis

political organisations among foreign-born and native-born older adults in Europe. Attention is hereby given to how socio-structural resources and social capital are associated with civic engagement, and ... social capital variables are positively associated with volunteering and participation in political organisations, both in native-born and foreign-born older adults. The study also suggests that place of

Investigating the influence of work-related stress on early labour market exit: the role of health

Early labour market exit of large birth cohorts will put pressure on the social security systems of many European countries, especially Germany. Despite political efforts, many people retire before ... i Arolas 1 Department of Medical Sociology, Institute of the History, Philosophy and Ethics of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ulm University , Parkstrasse 11, 89073 Ulm , Germany Early labour market

Edgar Woog, Alias “Stirner,” and the Communist Party of Mexico, 1919-1929

This article analyzes the political work of the Swiss militant Edgar Woog, alias Aldred Stirner, as a principal emissary of the Comintern in the Mexican communist movement during the 1920s. Through ... partidos comunistas de América Latina. Palabras clave: comunismo; Internacional Comunista; América Latina; Partido Comunista de México; Alfred Stirner Abstract This article analyzes the political

Bolivian Communists and the Comintern: A History of Disagreements

conditions of the “Third Period,” among them the “bolshevization” of its ideological and organizational structures. The political initiative and heterodox policy proposals of the Bolivian communists, their ... Bolivian communists, their will to debate among equals without accepting the dictates of the Comintern as a dogma and their own political inexperience, along with the scarcity of material and intellectual

Life history data from the gateway to global ageing data platform: resources for studying life courses across Europe

ageing or retirement behaviour). This includes a more comprehensive assessment of earlier life courses over time and of how they are shaped by societal and political contexts. But quantitative data with ... interest, hereby, is to investigate if historical, societal and political contexts shape these histories, for example, if country differences of histories exists that can be linked to different national

The Influence of the Post-1848 European Context on the Thought of José María Gutiérrez de Estrada

took on an increasingly central and prominent political role. This article aims to explore the figure of Gutiérrez de Estrada and provide new perspectives on the study of the evolution of monarchist

Deserving Attacks in the Black Days of the Dictatorship: Police Violence and Resistance in Mexico City in the 1920s

) the exhaustion of society with all this, and 6) the arrogance of the political elites regarding the police.Keywords : Mexico City; violence; twentieth century; police; criminals.

Sobre Sarah Osten, The Mexican Revolution’s Wake. The Making of a Political System, 1920-1929

ReseñasSobre Sarah Osten, The Mexican Revolution’s Wake. The Making of a Political System, 1920-1929Rogelio Hernández Rodríguez1  1El Colegio de MéxicoSarah Osten ha publicado recientemente un

Sobre Hilda Sabato, Republics of the New World: The Revolutionary Political Experiment in 19th-Century Latin America

ReseñasSobre Hilda Sabato, Republics of the New World: The Revolutionary Political Experiment in 19th-Century Latin AmericaPeter F. Guardino1  1Indiana UniversityLa historiadora argentina Hilda

Sobre Matthew Vitz, A City on a Lake: Urban Political Ecology and the Growth of Mexico City

ReseñasSobre Matthew Vitz, A City on a Lake: Urban Political Ecology and the Growth of Mexico CityGermán Vergara1  1Georgia Institute of TechnologyAl inicio de su libro, Matthew Vitz aclara que “la

Where Was Your Home? A Czech Immigrant in Mexico in the Revolution and Cold War

late nineteenth when there was a major wave of immigration of Czechs looking for work, land and sometimes political freedom, knowledge or adventure.Keywords : Mexican Revolution; Cold War; Czechoslovakia

1867: The “Republican Moment”?

This article analyzes the political debate on republicanism that was held in Mexico during the five months following Benito Juárez’s return to the country’s capital on July 15, 1867. It primarily ... and political programs, which are interpreted in their original context. The goal is to determine if, during this period, there was a situation in Mexico analogous to the “Machiavellian moment,” as

The Design of the Life of María de Jesús Tomellín, The “Lily of Puebla”: Books, Devotions and Cultural Agents, Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries

them to be analyzed as cultural agents, both in their intentions as well as in the social and political networks that were articulated in each of their printings in New Spain and Europe. Each one of

Early retirement intentions: the impact of employment biographies, work stress and health among a baby-boomer generation

In recent years, early retirement decisions have become more frequent in the European Union despite political efforts to prevent early retirement. This is a growing problem for the social security ... initiated by increasing life expectancy and ageing workforces. In Department of Medical Sociology, Institute of the History, Philosophy and Ethics of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ulm University