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Esta Historia de América Latina, ambiciosa en su concepción y exhaustiva en su desarrollo, es fruto de la colaboración de un centenar de los mejores especialistas americanos y europeos dirigidos y coordinados por Leslie Bethell, catedrático emérito de historia de América Latina de la Universidad de Londres.

En este libro, Enrique Florescano realiza un recorrido por los sótanos del oficio del historiador, repasa la trayectoria de la narración histórica -desde que era memoria del poder hasta que se convirtió en instrumento de análisis crítico de toda la experiencia humana- e intenta responder a las recurrentes preguntas de ¿para qué se escribe la historia?, ¿cómo nace una narración histórica? y, ¿qué caracteriza a la investigación histórica de las otras formas de investigación?

From reviews of the Spanish edition: “Meyer’s perceptive commentary on Mexican power politics presents new insights into the petroleum lobbies in Mexico City and Washington. With unbiased empathy he shows the validity of Mexico’s complaints about foreigners’ deriving an overabundance of profit from a nonrenewable natural resource. He understands United States history and never abuses his license to criticize.” —Hispanic American Historical Review “This useful addition to the literature on twentieth-century Mexican–United States diplomatic relations is a scholarly work, worthy...

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