Category: EL COLEGIO NACIONAL
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Arqueología mexicana. Sus orígenes y proyecciones.
Read moreTitle Arqueología mexicana. Sus orígenes y proyecciones. Author Leonardo López Luján; Eduardo Matos Moctezuma Publisher El Colegio Nacional Imprint El Colegio Nacional ISBN 9786077245254 Edition number 1 Publication year 2024 Pages 306 Format Print and digital THEMA History and Archaeology Synopsis The enormous relevance of archaeology in Mexico is indebted to a long and vigorous tradition that has its roots in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Since then, this discipline is rich in places, characters, relationships and events that, in one way or another, affect our present and the particular way in which it is approached today. In this book, we are invited to take a fascinating journey to that remote period when Mexican archaeology was taking its first steps, as well as to travel through deserted cities that dazzled the first explorers. foreign rights contact Alejandro Cruz Atienza E-mail a.cruzatienza@colnal.mx -
El ídolo sin pies ni cabeza. La Coatlicue a finales del México virreinal
Read moreTitle El ídolo sin pies ni cabeza. La Coatlicue a finales del México virreinal Author Leonardo López Luján Publisher El Colegio Nacional Imprint El Colegio Nacional ISBN 9786077243762 Edition number 1 Publication year 2020 Pages 118 Format Printed THEMA History and Archaeology Synopsis The story of the Coatlicue has been bumpy and eventful. El ídolo sin pies ni cabeza narrates the vicissitudes of this Mexica sculpture since its discovery in the viceregal period. Thanks to extensive research, Leonardo López Luján documents in this book the disputes that this event caused among the intellectuals and antiquarians of the time, the publications that arose around the sculpture, as well as the diverse reactions it inspired in those who came to know it. foreign rights contact Alejandro Cruz Atienza E-mail a.cruzatienza@colnal.mx -
Los muertos viven, los vivos matan. Mictlantecuhtli en el recinto sagrado de Tenochtitlan
Read moreTitle Los muertos viven, los vivos matan. Mictlantecuhtli en el recinto sagrado de Tenochtitlan Author Leonardo López Luján Publisher El Colegio Nacional Imprint El Colegio Nacional ISBN 9786077244318 Edition number 1 Publication year 2021 Pages 119 Format Printed THEMA History and Archaeology Synopsis The present work gathers a set of articles on Mictlantecuhtli, the Mexica god of death. From the description and analysis of two sculptures exhumed in 1994 in the House of the Eagles of the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan, the texts presented here expose some key ideas of Mesoamerican eschatology. In the first article, Leonardo López Luján and Vida Mercado give an account of the conditions in which the sculptures were found and the restoration process after their discovery. foreign rights contact Alejandro Cruz Atienza E-mail a.cruzatienza@colnal.mx -
Conversaciones con Fernando González Gortázar. Reflexiones sobre el arte urbano
Read moreTitle Conversaciones con Fernando González Gortázar. Reflexiones sobre el arte urbano Author Felipe Leal Publisher El Colegio Nacional Imprint El Colegio Nacional ISBN 9786077245223 Edition number 1 Publication year 2024 Pages 103 Format Printed THEMA Biography, Literature and Literary studies Synopsis Conversations held by Felipe Leal and Fernando González Gortázar between 1996 and 2007. The first one that appears in the volume took place in 2007, at the Faculty of Architecture of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, and explores the emblematic Torres de Satélite, a symbol of an era and a reference of Mexican and world public art. The following three were part of La arquitectura en el espacio y en el tiempo, a program on Radio UNAM. Aspects that marked the prolific work and personality of González Gortázar, marked by the search for happiness, are mentioned. foreign rights contact Alejandro Cruz Atienza E-mail a.cruzatienza@colnal.mx -
Conversaciones con Teodoro González de León. La arquitectura, el arte y la ciudad
Read moreTitle Conversaciones con Teodoro González de León. La arquitectura, el arte y la ciudad Author Felipe Leal Publisher El Colegio Nacional Imprint El Colegio Nacional ISBN 9786077244738 Edition number 1 Publication year 2023 Pages 114 Format Printed THEMA Biography, Literature and Literary studies Synopsis Conversation held by Felipe Leal and Teodoro González de León between 1996 and 2013. Series of interviews for Radio UNAM's La arquitectura en el espacio y en el tiempo and for a special TV program on Canal 22, conducted by Leal, in which they exchange views on the meaning and relevance of architecture, its relevance to the organization of life in cities, and the challenges of its teaching and implementation. Teodoro González de León, a humanist convinced of the social and artistic role of architecture. foreign rights contact Alejandro Cruz Atienza E-mail a.cruzatienza@colnal.mx -
Herencia léxica del español de México
Read moreTitle Herencia léxica del español de México Author Luis Fernando Lara Publisher El Colegio Nacional Imprint El Colegio Nacional ISBN 9786077241799 Edition number 1 Publication year 2024 Pages 119 Format Printed THEMA Language and Linguistics Synopsis In this work Luis Fernando Lara analyzes the role of etymology in the study of language vocabulary. He also traces the history of Spanish, exposing the heritage that various languages have bequeathed to it over the centuries, from pre-Roman to modern, paying special attention to Mexican Spanish. Lara builds a bridge between language and culture, and touches on other topics such as the use and disuse of vocabulary, the different linguistic ideologies and their attitude towards foreignisms, and the importance of using Spanish as a language of knowledge. foreign rights contact Alejandro Cruz Atienza E-mail a.cruzatienza@colnal.mx -
La educación y la intuición del infinito. Ensayo biográfico sobre Ezequiel A. Chávez.
Read moreTitle La educación y la intuición del infinito. Ensayo biográfico sobre Ezequiel A. Chávez. Author Andrés Íñigo Silva Publisher El Colegio Nacional Imprint El Colegio Nacional ISBN 9786077243373 Edition number 1 Publication year 2019 Pages 311 Format Printed THEMA Biography, Literature and Literary studies Synopsis This essay introduces the life of Ezequiel A. Chávez, a driving force behind the creation of the National University, its director on two occasions, and promoter of its autonomy; founding director of the National School of Higher Studies, and director of the National Preparatory School. His work as a teacher spanned over forty years during which he taught various subjects such as Geography and Mexican History, and he was the first Psychology professor in the country. Concerned about the present and future of Mexico, he dedicated his life and work to improving himself as a means to help others. foreign rights contact Alejandro Cruz Atienza E-mail a.cruzatienza@colnal.mx -
Arturo Rosenblueth 1900-1970
Read moreTitle Arturo Rosenblueth 1900-1970 Author Ruth Guzik Glantz Publisher El Colegio Nacional Imprint El Colegio Nacional ISBN 9786077245629 Edition number 1 Publication year 2025 Pages 515 Format Printed THEMA Biography, Literature and Literary studies Synopsis This book tells the story of Arturo Rosenblueth, an renowned Mexican physiologist and philosopher of science. A thorough research allows access to his career, his work with Walter B. Cannon, and his contribuitions to physiology and cibernetics. Rosenblueth created the Club de Filosofía de la Ciencia; he was the first head of the Laboratorio de Fisiología of the Instituto Nacional de Cardiología and the founding director of Cinvestav; he was a founding member of the Sociedad Mexicana de Ciencias FIsiológicas and a member of El Colegio Nacional. These pages describe his legacy. foreign rights contact Alejandro Cruz Atienza E-mail a.cruzatienza@colnal.mx -
Sólo puede sernos ajeno lo que ignoramos. Ensayo biográfico sobre Alfonso Reyes
Read moreTitle Sólo puede sernos ajeno lo que ignoramos. Ensayo biográfico sobre Alfonso Reyes Author Javier Garciadiego Publisher El Colegio Nacional Imprint El Colegio Nacional ISBN 9786077244837 Edition number 2 Publication year 2024 Pages 515 Format Printed THEMA Biography, Literature and Literary studies Synopsis This biography, based on Alfonso Reyes' most personal and intimate pages -letters and diaries- rebuilds the life of Alfonso Reyes, whose message and legacy are greater than his work. Grounded in his cultural and political context at all times, it also aims to be a history of Mexican culture in the first half of the twentieth century. Alfonso Reyes undertook a difficult process of integration into the Mexican post-revolutionary regime. He was a notable diplomat (in Spain, France, Argentina and Brazil) and a creator of essential institutions for the country. foreign rights contact Alejandro Cruz Atienza E-mail a.cruzatienza@colnal.mx -
Triptofanito, Lisina y la pandemia. ¿Y después qué pasó?
Read moreTitle Triptofanito, Lisina y la pandemia. ¿Y después qué pasó? Author Julio Frenk; Andrés García Barrios; Leslie Alger Publisher El Colegio Nacional-Secretaría de Cultura del Estado de Jalisco Imprint El Colegio Nacional ISBN 9786077244370 Edition number 1 Publication year 2022 Pages 100 Format Printed THEMA Health, Relationships and Personal development Synopsis The pandemic turned the kingdom of the Human Body upside down, but that morning its inhabitants discovered that it was about to end... What would happen now? In this adventure, Triptofanito and Lisina prepare to face a new reality. To do so, they will have to help the farmer where they live to remember everything they have learned in recent years. What did the COVID-19 pandemic teach us about our bodies, our relationships with other living beings and the world we inhabit? What needs to change for us to live better? foreign rights contact Alejandro Cruz Atienza E-mail a.cruzatienza@colnal.mx -
Destellos del cosmos. Ensayo biográfico sobre Manuel sandoval Vallarta.
Read moreTitle Destellos del cosmos. Ensayo biográfico sobre Manuel sandoval Vallarta. Author Del Río Haza Fernando Publisher El Colegio Nacional Imprint El Colegio Nacional ISBN 9786077243137 Edition number 1 Publication year 2018 Pages 254 Format Print and digital THEMA Biography, Literature and Literary studies Synopsis A review of the life and work of Manuel Sandoval Vallarta, the great Mexican physicist, covers from his first steps in a school in the Santa María la Ribera neighborhood to his fruitful stint as a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). For this purpose, he recreates the cultural and scientific life of Mexico at the beginning of the 20th century and its most relevant characters and institutions, and relates Sandoval Vallarta's relationship with the pleiad of great physicists who interacted with him. It shows a panorama of world physics in the first part of the century. foreign rights contact Alejandro Cruz Atienza E-mail a.cruzatienza@colnal.mx -
El español. Un ADN cultural de muchas lenguas
Read moreTitle El español. Un ADN cultural de muchas lenguas Author Concepción Company Company Publisher El Colegio Nacional Imprint El Colegio Nacional ISBN En trámite Edition number 1 Publication year 2025 Pages 127 Format Print and digital THEMA Language and Linguistics Synopsis This book is a journey through the loanwords from many languages that have enriched Spanish throughout its existence. It is a tour of ten languages that have left a profound lexical, and sometimes grammatical, mark on Spanish. Contact is the natural condition of human beings and many languages are enriched by it with loanwords. Any language is a sum of genes and mimetic events, because having language and speaking are genetically underpinned activities and are also socially and culturally conditioned by secular and even millenary heritage. foreign rights contact Alejandro Cruz Atienza E-mail a.cruzatienza@colnal.mx
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