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Don Eugenio Garza Sada. Ideas, acción, legado
“Una enseñanza maravillosa para cualquiera que aspire a ser emprendedor. Este es un libro de la historia de un hombre que supo superar los problemas de su época”. -Fernando Elizondo Barragán “Las páginas de este libro nos muestran las distintas facetas de un hombre que fue capaz de transformar vidas, empresas, instituciones e influir en la vida de su comunidad y país”. -Juan Gerardo Garza Treviño “Don Eugenio Garza Sada fue un humanista, pero no en el sentido de los libros, por las letras clásicas o por la pintura, es humanista en el sentido pleno del tiempo, le interesaba el Hombre. La diferencia entre Garza Sada y los políticos es que él era un hombre de gestión y de pocas palabras, y la mayoría de los políticos son de muchas palabras y de poca acción”. -Javier Garciadiego Dantán
Fueling Mexico
Germán Vergara explains how, when, and why fossil fuels (oil, coal, and natural gas) became the basis of Mexican society.
Iconicity of the Uto-Aztecans
Uto-Aztecan iconic practices are primarily conditioned by the consciousness of the snake as a death-dealing power, and as such, an animal that displays the deepest fears and anxieties of the individual. The attempt to study a snake simulacrum thus constitutes the basic objective of this volume. A long, all-embracing iconicity of snakes and related snake motifs are evident in different cultural expressions ranging from rock art templates to other cultural artifacts like basketry, pottery, temple architecture and sculptural motifs. Uto-Aztecan iconography demonstrates a symbolic memorial order of emotional valences, as well as the negotiations with death and a belief in rebirth, just as the skin-shedding snake reptile manifests in its life cycle.
A Perfect Gibraltar
For three days in the fall of 1846, U.S. and Mexican soldiers fought fiercely in the picturesque city of Monterrey, turning the northern Mexican town, known for its towering mountains and luxurious gardens, into one of the nineteenth century's most gruesome battlefields. Led by Brigadier General Zachary Taylor, graduates of the U.S. Military Academy encountered a city almost perfectly protected by mountains, a river, and a vast plain. Monterrey's ideal defensive position inspired more than one U.S. soldier to call the city "a perfect Gibraltar." The first day of fighting was deadly for the Americans, especially the newly graduated West Point cadets. But they soon adjusted their tactics and b...
Texas Rangers, Ranchers, and Realtors
A native Georgian, James Hughes Callahan (1812–1856) migrated to Texas to serve in the Texas Revolution in exchange for land. In Seguin, Texas, where he settled, he met and married a divorcée, Sarah Medissa Day (1822–1856). The lives of these two Texas pioneers and their extended family would become so entwined in the events and experiences of the nascent nation and state that their story represents a social history of nineteenth-century Texas. From his arrival as a sergeant with the Georgia Battalion, through the ill-fated 1855 expedition that bears his name, to his shooting death in a feud with a neighbor, Callahan was a soldier, a Texas Ranger, a rancher, and a land developer, at eve...
Eugenio Garza Sada. Life and Legacy of a Mexican Businessman
This book is a gateway to Eugenio Garza Sada’s extraordinary life; to his outstanding leadership, crucial in so many of the initiatives that have transformed Mexico. It is an inspiring testimonial, one that underscores his legacy at Tec de Monterrey and leaves us with a deep sense of gratitude and pride. Our duty and challenge is to continue creating the conditions for his historic contributions to flourish. David Garza President of Tecnológico de Monterrey Eugenio Garza Sada’s ideas and actions show us the inspiring life of a great man, whom ahead of his time, with his beliefs and actions of social capitalism, enriches, guides, and keeps motivating us to continue his legacy; he is a fundamental part of the history of Monterrey, Mexico. José Antonio Fernández C. Executive Chairman of the Board of FEMSA and Chairman of the Board of Tecnológico de Monterrey
The Architecture and Cities of Northern Mexico from Independence to the Present
The states of Northern Mexico—Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Coahuila, Chihuahua, Durango, Sonora, Sinaloa, and Baja California Norte and Sur—have architecture, urbanism, and landscape design that offer numerous lessons in how to build well, but this constructed environment is largely undervalued or unknown. To make this architecture better known to a wide professional, academic, and public audience, this book presents the first comprehensive overview in either English or Spanish of the architecture, urban landscapes, and cities of Northern Mexico from the country’s emergence as a modern nation in 1821 to the present day. Profusely illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs, maps...
Global Migration and Civic Education
Global migration, the rise of popular nationalism, and the quest by diverse racial, ethnic, cultural, linguistic, and religious groups for recognition, civic equality, and structural inclusion within their nation-states have complicated the attainment of citizenship in countries around the world. Virulent and pernicious nationalism in some nations, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Hungary, Switzerland, and Italy, has made it difficult for migrant, refugee, and other marginalized groups to attain citizenship rights and to fully participate in their nation-states. The enormous increase in the number of migrant and refugees in many nations has also complicated citizenship acquis...
