Category: SIGLO XXI EDITORES
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Las filósofas tienen la palabra
Read moreTitle Las filósofas tienen la palabra Author Fanny del Río Publisher Siglo XXI Editores Imprint Siglo XXI Editores ISBN 9786070310515 Edition number 1 Publication year 2020 Pages 120 Format Printed THEMA Topics in philosophy Synopsis Through conversations with leading women philosophers, this book shows how philosophy in Mexico found new life through their voices. Their stories trace early academic passions, formative readings, and milestones that shaped their thinking. With warmth and strength, these interviews challenge male-dominated narratives and highlight the relevance of women’s contributions to contemporary philosophical thought. foreign rights contact Gloria Negrete Rosillo; Rocío Martínez Velázquez E-mail gnegrete@sigloxxieditores.com.mx; rmartinez@sigloxxieditores.com.mx -
Vida de María Sabina. La sabia de los hongos
Read moreTitle Vida de María Sabina. La sabia de los hongos Author Álvaro Estrada Publisher Siglo XXI Editores Imprint Siglo XXI Editores ISBN 9786070312380 Edition number 1 Publication year 2022 Pages 176 Format Print and digital THEMA Biography: religious and spiritual Synopsis Born in Mexico’s Mazatec mountains, María Sabina turned sacred mushrooms into a bridge between the earthly and the divine. Through her chants, recorded by Álvaro Estrada, she revealed a worldview where nature and spirituality merged with poverty and loss. Without seeking fame, she transformed culture and left a universal legacy, becoming one of the most iconic shamans of the 20th century. foreign rights contact Gloria Negrete Rosillo; Rocío Martínez Velázquez E-mail gnegrete@sigloxxieditores.com.mx; rmartinez@sigloxxieditores.com.mx -
Cappitalismo. La uberización del trabajo
Read moreTitle Cappitalismo. La uberización del trabajo Author Natalia Radetich Publisher Siglo XXI Editores Imprint Siglo XXI Editores ISBN 9786070312748 Edition number 1 Publication year 2022 Pages 284 Format Print and digital THEMA Impact of science and technology on society Synopsis With Uber and digital platforms, urban mobility changed forever. Natalia Radetich uses anthropology and fieldwork to reveal how “uberization” reshapes relations between company, drivers, and users. The book examines labor precarization and corporate power, while also highlighting the forms of solidarity and resistance that emerge within this new digital capitalism, where innovation and inequality coexist. foreign rights contact Gloria Negrete Rosillo; Rocío Martínez Velázquez E-mail gnegrete@sigloxxieditores.com.mx; rmartinez@sigloxxieditores.com.mx -
El sexo de los ángeles y de los santos. Género, religión y violencia en la construcción de la cultura occidental
Read moreTitle El sexo de los ángeles y de los santos. Género, religión y violencia en la construcción de la cultura occidental Author Antonio Rubial Publisher Siglo XXI Editores Imprint Siglo XXI Editores ISBN 9786070314223 Edition number 1 Publication year 2024 Pages 352 Format Print and digital THEMA Religious and spiritual figures Synopsis From bloody martyrdoms to saints’ lives, religious stories became tools of power, shaping minds and legitimizing obedience. Antonio Rubial analyzes how these narratives tied Christian values to patriarchy and justified violence. With insight, he shows how these discourses, full of spectacle, forged alliances between Church and State and still shed light on social dilemmas we face today. foreign rights contact Gloria Negrete Rosillo; Rocío Martínez Velázquez E-mail gnegrete@sigloxxieditores.com.mx; rmartinez@sigloxxieditores.com.mx -
La conquista de México. Catástrofe de los pueblos originarios
Read moreTitle La conquista de México. Catástrofe de los pueblos originarios Author Enrique Semo Publisher Siglo XXI Editores Imprint Siglo XXI Editores ISBN 9786070314124 Edition number 2 Publication year 2024 Pages 531 Format Print and digital THEMA Invasion, conquest and occupation Synopsis In this revised edition, Enrique Semo portrays the conquest as catastrophe for indigenous peoples. With clarity, he explains how wars, epidemics, and exploitation devastated cultures, religions, and ways of life. He also describes the role of Amerindians, Europeans, Spaniards, and Africans in building New Spain. Accessible and essential, this book deepens understanding of Mexico’s origins and early history. foreign rights contact Gloria Negrete Rosillo; Rocío Martínez Velázquez E-mail gnegrete@sigloxxieditores.com.mx; rmartinez@sigloxxieditores.com.mx -
Educación Integral en Sexualidad. Guía básica para trabajar en la escuela y en la familia
Read moreTitle Educación Integral en Sexualidad. Guía básica para trabajar en la escuela y en la familia Author Leandro Cahn; Rodrigo Moheno; Mar Lucas; Florencia Cortelletti; Cecilia Valeriano Publisher Siglo XXI Editores Imprint Siglo XXI Editores ISBN 9786070314551 Edition number 1 Publication year 2024 Pages 176 Format Printed THEMA Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Sex education and the facts of life Synopsis A must-read guide for schools and families, this book embraces Comprehensive Sexuality Education as a tool for healthier communities. It offers strategies to address diversity, affection, dating, abuse, and unplanned pregnancy with inclusivity and respect. By breaking myths and opening crucial conversations, it empowers educators and parents, reminding us that even silence transmits lessons to children and youth. foreign rights contact Gloria Negrete Rosillo; Rocío Martínez Velázquez E-mail gnegrete@sigloxxieditores.com.mx; rmartinez@sigloxxieditores.com.mx -
La historia de México a través de sus centenarios. Las conmemoraciones como espejo de la sociedad en los últimos cinco siglos
Read moreTitle La historia de México a través de sus centenarios. Las conmemoraciones como espejo de la sociedad en los últimos cinco siglos Author Carlos Martínez Assad; Cristina Torales Pacheco; Patricia Galeana; Antonio Rubial; Sara Sefchovich Publisher Siglo XXI Editores Imprint Siglo XXI Editores ISBN 9786070314537 Edition number 1 Publication year 2024 Pages 264 Format Print and digital THEMA History of the Americas Synopsis Experts revisit five centuries of commemorations, showing how history is shaped by centennials. From colonial extravagance to independence myths, from modernization to globalization, their essays reveal history as a narrative in constant reinvention. Voices like Rubial, Sefchovich, and Martínez Assad illustrate how commemorations are never neutral but tools that build memory, identity, and meaning across generations. foreign rights contact Gloria Negrete Rosillo; Rocío Martínez Velázquez E-mail gnegrete@sigloxxieditores.com.mx; rmartinez@sigloxxieditores.com.mx -
Contra el sexo como categoría biológica. Cómo desmontar las premisas sexistas que limitan nuestra vida
Read moreTitle Contra el sexo como categoría biológica. Cómo desmontar las premisas sexistas que limitan nuestra vida Author Lu Ciccia Publisher Siglo XXI Editores Imprint Siglo XXI Editores ISBN 9786070314636 Edition number 1 Publication year 2024 Pages 264 Format Print and digital THEMA Gender studies, gender groups Synopsis What if sex were not biological destiny but historical construct? Lu Ciccia dismantles myths that tie body and mind to a “natural order.” Drawing on neuroscience, sports, and molecular biology, she reveals how such ideas rest on sexist assumptions, not inevitable facts. This book invites us to rethink identity, the body, and human potential beyond restrictive boundaries imposed by tradition and prejudice. foreign rights contact Gloria Negrete Rosillo; Rocío Martínez Velázquez E-mail gnegrete@sigloxxieditores.com.mx; rmartinez@sigloxxieditores.com.mx -
México, un mito de siete siglos. Crónicas de la ciudad infinita
Read moreTitle México, un mito de siete siglos. Crónicas de la ciudad infinita Author Jorge Pedro Uribe Llamas Publisher Siglo XXI Editores Imprint Siglo XXI Editores ISBN 9786070314841 Edition number 1 Publication year 2025 Pages 350 Format Print and digital THEMA True stories / true accounts of events Synopsis A collection of chronicles revisits Mexico City’s past and present: from the siege of Tenochtitlan to Tepito’s vibrancy today, through the Second Empire and migrant stories in the historic center. With a sharp eye, the author uncovers hidden and well-known episodes alike, revealing a mythical capital that embraces its past while transforming into a lively, colorful, and changing present. foreign rights contact Gloria Negrete Rosillo; Rocío Martínez Velázquez E-mail gnegrete@sigloxxieditores.com.mx; rmartinez@sigloxxieditores.com.mx -
La historia como arma. Los intelectuales latinoamericanos y la Guerra Fría
Read moreTitle La historia como arma. Los intelectuales latinoamericanos y la Guerra Fría Author Rafael Rojas Publisher Siglo XXI Editores Imprint Siglo XXI Editores ISBN 9786070314865 Edition number 1 Publication year 2025 Pages 167 Format Print and digital THEMA Cold wars and proxy conflicts Synopsis From the fall of Nazism to the Berlin Wall, truth and fiction blurred across ideologies. Rafael Rojas shows how cultural magazines and intellectual debates of the 1950s–80s shaped historiography and the public sphere in Latin America. The book explores how controversies created new narratives, molding “Latin Americanism” amid one of the most intense periods of modern history and intellectual struggle. foreign rights contact Gloria Negrete Rosillo; Rocío Martínez Velázquez E-mail gnegrete@sigloxxieditores.com.mx; rmartinez@sigloxxieditores.com.mx -
Trabajo en la era digital. Algoritmos y desigualdades en América Latina
Read moreTitle Trabajo en la era digital. Algoritmos y desigualdades en América Latina Author Juan Pablo Pérez Sáinz Publisher Siglo XXI Editores Imprint Siglo XXI Editores ISBN 9786070315091 Edition number 1 Publication year 2025 Pages 128 Format Print and digital THEMA Impact of science and technology on society Synopsis Digitalization in Latin America is more than innovation: it is the new face of capitalism. Pérez Sáinz examines how telework, automation, and digital platforms are transforming and precarizing labor. Algorithms act as invisible bosses, blending promises of efficiency with surveillance and control. This book is indispensable for understanding today’s digital work order, who benefits from it, and what alternatives might be built. foreign rights contact Gloria Negrete Rosillo; Rocío Martínez Velázquez E-mail gnegrete@sigloxxieditores.com.mx; rmartinez@sigloxxieditores.com.mx -
Entre el orden y el caos. Historia de la Policía de la Ciudad de México
Read moreTitle Entre el orden y el caos. Historia de la Policía de la Ciudad de México Author Carlos Pérez Ricart; Daniel Herrera Rangel Publisher Siglo XXI Editores Imprint Siglo XXI Editores ISBN 9786070315190 Edition number 1 Publication year 2025 Pages 304 Format Print and digital THEMA Police and security services Synopsis From colonial times to today, Mexico’s police have undergone transformations marked by success, failure, and corruption. This book traces their history, from early institutions to modern challenges, examining professionalization and internal fractures. Figures like Baltasar Ladrón de Guevara, Arturo Durazo, and Alejandro Gertz Manero illustrate a complex force where reform, abuse, and systemic shadows coexist through centuries. foreign rights contact Gloria Negrete Rosillo; Rocío Martínez Velázquez E-mail gnegrete@sigloxxieditores.com.mx; rmartinez@sigloxxieditores.com.mx -
Historia incompleta de México
Read moreTitle Historia incompleta de México Author Eduardo Galeano Publisher Siglo XXI Editores Imprint Siglo XXI Editores ISBN 9786070315176 Edition number 1 Publication year 2025 Pages 296 Format Print and digital THEMA History of the Americas Synopsis Eduardo Galeano, born in Uruguay but Mexican at heart, left a poetic and critical view of Mexico. This edition gathers fragments of Memorias del fuego and unpublished texts from La Jornada, divided into five sections that span from the pre-Hispanic world to contemporary art, revolution, and soccer. It reveals an “incomplete history” that reflects the deep bond between Galeano and the country that inspired him foreign rights contact Gloria Negrete Rosillo; Rocío Martínez Velázquez E-mail gnegrete@sigloxxieditores.com.mx; rmartinez@sigloxxieditores.com.mx -
Nostalgia de Monsiváis
Read moreTitle Nostalgia de Monsiváis Author Martha Lamas; Rodrigo Parrini (coords.) Publisher Siglo XXI Editores Imprint Siglo XXI Editores ISBN 9786070314964 Edition number 1 Publication year 2025 Pages 374 Format Print and digital THEMA Memoirs Synopsis Thirty-six voices honor Carlos Monsiváis in intimate, moving texts. More than thinker, he appears as a loyal friend, tireless activist for LGBT+, migrants, students, indigenous people, and animals, and as a lover of cats, cinema, and popular culture. Through anecdotes, letters, and essays, this tribute portrays Monsiváis as independent, critical of power, and committed to diversity, 15 years after his passing. foreign rights contact Gloria Negrete Rosillo; Rocío Martínez Velázquez E-mail gnegrete@sigloxxieditores.com.mx; rmartinez@sigloxxieditores.com.mx -
Algo anda mal. La ciencia (y las ventajas) de las anomalías
Read moreTitle Algo anda mal. La ciencia (y las ventajas) de las anomalías Author Sergio De Régules Publisher Siglo XXI Editores Imprint Siglo XXI Editores ISBN 9786070314896 Edition number 1 Publication year 2025 Pages 168 Format Print and digital THEMA Popular science Synopsis In science, an “anomaly” arises when reality challenges theory. Sergio de Régules shows how these moments divide scientists: defenders of tradition against advocates of revolution. Through emblematic cases, he explains how anomalies can spark the creation of new entities, correct experimental errors, or even radically transform our understanding of the universe, making disruption fertile ground for discovery. foreign rights contact Gloria Negrete Rosillo; Rocío Martínez Velázquez E-mail gnegrete@sigloxxieditores.com.mx; rmartinez@sigloxxieditores.com.mx -
La derecha no existe (pero ahí está). Guía para entender su fracaso y futuro en México
Read moreTitle La derecha no existe (pero ahí está). Guía para entender su fracaso y futuro en México Author Alex González Ormerod Publisher Siglo XXI Editores Imprint Siglo XXI Editores ISBN 9786070315275 Edition number 1 Publication year 2025 Pages 304 Format Print and digital THEMA Political ideologies and movements Synopsis The right may seem defeated, but its crisis lies not in lack of ideas but in identity and representation. Through sharp political and historical analysis, this book outlines an ideological map to redefine that space. In times when voters demand clarity, it becomes a manual to build real, coherent, and competitive opposition capable of offering solid answers instead of ambiguity. foreign rights contact Gloria Negrete Rosillo; Rocío Martínez Velázquez E-mail gnegrete@sigloxxieditores.com.mx; rmartinez@sigloxxieditores.com.mx -
De la pobreza al florecimiento humano 2. Un enfoque marxiano
Read moreTitle De la pobreza al florecimiento humano 2. Un enfoque marxiano Author Julio Boltvinik Publisher Siglo XXI Editores Imprint Siglo XXI Editores ISBN 9786070315299 Edition number 1 Publication year 2025 Pages 300 Format Print and digital THEMA Political economy Synopsis Julio Boltvinik expands his monumental work on poverty and human development in this second volume. After introducing economic poverty and his Integrated Measurement Method in the first, he now explores “human poverty,” “well-being,” and “human flourishing.” Drawing on Marxian Philosophical Anthropology and engaging with Sen, Nussbaum, Maslow, and Fromm, he proposes the “New Paradigm of Poverty and Human Flourishing,” a groundbreaking approach that challenges reductionism and offers tools to rethink life in the 21st century. foreign rights contact Gloria Negrete Rosillo; Rocío Martínez Velázquez E-mail gnegrete@sigloxxieditores.com.mx; rmartinez@sigloxxieditores.com.mx -
Monstruo o prodigio. Cómo la IA está transformando la escuela, el trabajo y la vida
Read moreTitle Monstruo o prodigio. Cómo la IA está transformando la escuela, el trabajo y la vida Author Eduardo Andere M. Publisher Siglo XXI Editores Imprint Siglo XXI Editores ISBN 9786070315251 Edition number 1 Publication year 2025 Pages 400 Format Print and digital THEMA Generative artificial intelligence / generative AI Synopsis Artificial intelligence is here to stay, transforming education, work, and daily life. Eduardo Andere M. explores ethical challenges, the need for regulation, and the risk of human replacement, while asking if machines can truly think like humans. With clarity, he examines AI’s power to simulate conversation and its impact on society, showing why ignoring its presence is no longer an option in a world reshaped by technology. foreign rights contact Gloria Negrete Rosillo; Rocío Martínez Velázquez E-mail gnegrete@sigloxxieditores.com.mx; rmartinez@sigloxxieditores.com.mx
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