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 USD By the same author Invitation to the Dance, Art, Spectacle and rite in Mexican Society (1825-1910) Clementina Díaz y de Ovando Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México General Vicente Riva Palacios lost hopes: the Mexican International Exhibition, 1880 and other utopias Clementina Díaz y de Ovando Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México An Enigma of Los Ceros: Vicente Riva Palacios or 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 “Clementina Díaz y de Ovando demonstrates her capacity to find the great lessons of history in ephemeral newspaper citations” 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. Los cafés en México en el siglo XIX were points of contact for all social classes, table talk, centres 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 a cup of coffee. About the author Clementina Díaz y de Ovando (Laredo, Texas, 1916-Mexico City, 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 Archaeological Heritage. Author’s Awards Universidad Nacional Award. “Miguel Othón de Mendizabal” Medal 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 History of Mexico UNAM Foreign Rights 2015 17
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