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Paperback Memorias / Memoirs [Spanish] Book

ISBN: 6073938608

ISBN13: 9786073938600

Memorias / Memoirs [Spanish]

En el 50 aniversario luctuoso de su autor, esta nueva edici n de Memorias constituye una oportunidad invaluable para acercar su legado a nuevas generaciones.

No intentar relatar toda mi vida, sino aquellos tramos que por una raz n o por otra puedan despertar cierta curiosidad e inter s . Con esta advertencia, Daniel Cos o Villegas nos introduce en su trayectoria vital: un rico testimonio hist rico, literario y pol tico del siglo XX. Desde la Revoluci n mexicana, el cardenismo, la reforma universitaria y el autoritarismo del PRI hasta las dictaduras latinoamericanas, el exilio espa ol y la Guerra Fr a, estas memorias ofrecen una visi n amplia de la historia cotidiana y no tan cotidiana de M xico, y revelan la persona detr s de instituciones culturales como El Colegio de M xico o el Fondo de Cultura Econ mica, entre muchas otras que siguen vigentes hoy.

En el 50 aniversario luctuoso de su autor, esta nueva edici n de Memorias constituye una oportunidad invaluable para acercar su legado a nuevas generaciones de lectores, historiadores, pol ticos, educadores y ciudadanos, pues muchos de los temas que abord --autoritarismo, simulaci n democr tica, corrupci n, desconfianza institucional-- siguen presentes en el debate acad mico y nacional.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

On the 50th anniversary of the author's passing, this new edition of Memorias offers an invaluable opportunity to bring his legacy to new generations.

"I will not attempt to recount my entire life, but only those passages that, for one reason or another, may awaken some curiosity and interest." With this warning, Daniel Cos o Villegas invites us into his life story: a rich historical, literary, and political testimony of the twentieth century. From the Mexican Revolution, Cardenismo, university reform, and PRI authoritarianism to Latin American dictatorships, Spanish exile, and the Cold War, these memoirs provide a broad vision of Mexico's everyday and not-so-everyday history, while revealing the man behind cultural institutions such as El Colegio de M xico and the Fondo de Cultura Econ mica, among many others that remain relevant today.

On the 50th anniversary of his death, this new edition of Memorias is an invaluable chance to bring his legacy closer to new generations of readers, historians, politicians, educators, and citizens, since many of the issues he addressed--authoritarianism, democratic simulation, corruption, institutional distrust--remain central to academic and national debate.

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Releases 6/30/2026

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