Enrique Krauze Libri

A magisterial history The Wall Street Journal this sweeping volume tells Mexico s story through the fascinating and sometimes volatile personalities that have shaped it 47 illustrations 4 maps Tells the story of Mexico through the fascinating and sometimes volatile personalities that have shaped it from the insurgent priests of the 19th century to the presidents of the 20th century This text presents an in depth portrait of Mexico s religion culture and politics The concentration of power in the caudillo leader is as much a formative element of Mexican culture and politics as the historical legacy of the Aztec emperors Cortez the Spanish Crown the Mother Church and the mixing of the Spanish and Indian population into a mestizo culture Krauze shows how history becomes biography during the century of caudillos from the insurgent priests in 1810 to Porfirio and the Revolution in 1910 The Revolutionary era ending in 1940 was dominated by the lives of seven presidents Madero Zapata Villa Carranza Obregon Calles and Cardenas Since 1940 the dominant power of the presidency has continued through years of boom and bust and crisis A major question for the modern state with today s president Zedillo is whether that power can be decentralized to end the cycles of history as biographies of power

Exploring the evolution of modern Latin American political thought, this work delves into the lives and contributions of key figures such as José Martí, Che Guevara, and Evita Perón. It examines the ideas of influential thinkers like José Vasconcelos and celebrated writers including Gabriel García Márquez and Mario Vargas Llosa. Additionally, it highlights the impact of contemporary leaders like Samuel Ruiz, Subcomandante Marcos, and Hugo Chávez, providing a comprehensive overview of the region's intellectual and revolutionary landscape from the late 19th to the 20th century.

La autobiografía intelectual de Enrique Krauze, el pensador liberal más leído de Latinoamérica Una biografía intelectual no es la biografía de la vida privada. Es la historia de una formación en la que intervienen muchos factores, muchas presencias y escenarios: escuelas, experiencias, viajes y, sobre todo, lecturas. La vida intelectual sigue la trayectoria de las ideas en el tiempo, de ideas encarnadas en una persona y, fundamentalmente, en el diálogo que ha mantenido con figuras tutelares, maestros, colegas, amigos. Así se hilvana una biografía intelectual: conversando con abuelos, mentores, compañeros de tantas batallas, autores admirados. Conversando en el café más que en las aulas. Y conversando con los libros. Fascinado por las vidas de tantos mexicanos y latinoamericanos eminentes, por comprenderlas y narrarlas, Enrique Krauze no había abordado su propio quehacer como historiador, editor, ensayista y crítico del poder. Hasta ahora. A partir de una serie de conversaciones con José María Lassalle, el autor ofrece su libro más íntimo y revelador: Spinoza en el Parque México.