2nd reprint 1st edition: unam-Mexico, 2013 Size: 9.06 in x 6.3 in Series: Vida y regreso al siglo XIX ISBN: 978-968-36-8021-1 MSRP $7.95 By the same author Invitación al baile: arte, espectáculo y rito en la sociedad mexicana (1825-1910) Clementina Díaz y de Ovando Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Las ilusiones perdidas del general Vicente Riva Palacio: la Exposición International Mexicana, 1880 y otras utopías Clementina Díaz y de Ovando Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Un enigma de los Ceros: Vicente Riva Palacio o Juan de Dios Peza Clementina Díaz y de Ovando Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2nd reprint in one year Los cafés en México en el siglo XIX Cafes in Mexico During the 19th Century Clementina Díaz y de Ovando “Clemintina Díaz y de Ovando demonstrates her capacity to find the great lessons of history in ephemeral newspaper citations” Cafes in the early 19th century were points of contact for all social classes, table talk, centers of conspiracy, and refuges for politicians, dissidents, and artists. The testimonies of a wide group of journalists, historians, chroniclers, novelists, and poets who participated in these worlds were gathered by Clementina Díaz y de Ovando in a historical narrative that gives the reader access to those conversations that were accompanied by with a cup of coffee. About the author Clementina Díaz y de Ovando (1916-2012) was an emeritus scholar at the Institute of Aesthetic Research and member of the Board of Governors of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. She was awarded the National University Prize in 1988 and was named the University Historian in 1994. She joined the Mexican Academy of History in 1974 and was a permanent member of the Mexican Academy of Language beginning in 1983. Among her many works are El Colegio Mexicano de San Pedro y San Pablo (1951) The Mexican College of San Pedro and San Pablo, La Escuela Nacional Preparatoria. Los afanes y los días (1972) The National Preparatory School. Determination and Days, Crónica de una quimera (1989) Chronicle of a Chimera, La postura de Mexico frente al patrimonio arqueológico nacional (1990) Mexico’s Position on the National Archeological Heritage. Author’s Awards Universidad Nacional Award “Miguel Othón de Mendizabal” Medall Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia Readership • University students and professors • Academics and historians of the 19th century in Mexico • Readers interested in the history of everyday life 14 www.libros.unam.mx History Vicente Quirarte • A fascinating narrative about everyday life in 19th century New Spain • An excellent example of cultural history, adeptly written for the non-specialized reader • This author is now a compulsory reference for the study of the history of New Spain
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