Books by "José María Rojas"
8 books found
The stingless bees are the most diverse group of highly social bees and are key species in our planet’s tropical and subtropical regions, where they thrive. In Mexico, the management of stingless bees dates back centuries, and they were an essential part of the culture and cosmogony of native peoples like the Maya. In recent decades a vast amount of information has been gathered on stingless bees worldwide. This book summarizes various aspects of the biology and management of stingless bees, with special emphasis on the Mexican species and the traditions behind their cultivation. Much of the information presented here was produced by the author and the team of researchers at the Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán in the course of three decades of working with these insects. Given the breadth of its coverage, the book offers an equally valuable reference guide for academics, students and beekeepers alike.
Novelist, scholar, journalist, statesman, and leading member of Chile's "Generation of 1842"--an intellectual movement so named for the founding of the National University--José Victorino Lastarria (1811-1888) lived his life at the forefront of nineteenth-century Chilean and Spanish American culture, literature, and politics. Recuerdos Literarios (or Literary Memoirs) is his masterpiece, encompassing the candid memories of a tireless activist, both the creative and critical sensibilities of an influential Latin American early modernist, and an eyewitness account of the development of Chilean literature and historiography. An ardent, eloquent participant in every defining artistic and ideological debate in Chile during the formative mid-1800s, Lastarria recorded his epoch as closely as he did his own origins, education, ambitions, and career. Sometimes reminiscent of Montaigne's essays, Eça de Quieroz's journalism, or Barbusse's didactic convictions, Literary Memoirs is an engrossing account of Chile's newly ordained nationhood. This addition to Oxford's prestigious Library of Latin America series is more than a retelling of things past; it is an informed yet informal testament to the idea of chilenidad (or "Chileanness") and a detailed portrait of one of Chile's cultural architects. For this new edition of Literary Memoirs, Frederick M. Nunn's introduction presents an informative historical background and R. Kelly Washbourne's translation carefully preserves Lastarria's form and content.
Historia general de México.
by Daniel Cosío Villegas, Bernardo García Martínez, José Luis Lorenzo, Ignacio Bernal, Pedro Carrasco, Andrés Lira, Enrique Florescano, Jorge Alberto Manrique, Luis Villoro, Josefina Zoraida Vázquez, Maria Lilia Díaz Lopez, Luis González, José Luis Martínez, Berta Ulloa, Lorenzo Meyer, Carlos Monsiváis
2017 · El Colegio de Mexico AC
La presente Versión 2000 es una nueva edición de la Historia general de México, preparada por el Centro de Estudios Históricos de El Colegio de México. En esta ocasión se incorporan, por primera vez desde la aparición original de la obra en 1976, varios cambios importantes, entre los que destacan la sustitución de algunos capítulos y la revisión y actualización de otros. Los capítulos sustituidos o renovados profundamente incluyen una amplia variedad de temas: las regiones de México, la prehistoria, el mundo mexica, el siglo XVI, el siglo XVIII, las primeras décadas del México independiente, la cultura mexicana del siglo XIX y la política y economía del México contemporáneo. Los capitulos correspondientes a estas temáticas han sido reescritos o modificados por autores que figuraban ya en la edición original: Bernardo García Martínez, José Luis Lorenzo, Pedro Carrasco, Enrique Florescano, Josefina Z. Vázquez, José Luis Martínez y Lorenzo Meyer.
A sweeping intellectual history of the relationship between literary translation, authoritarian politics, linguistic ideologies, juristic philology, religion, and poetry in late nineteenth-century Colombia.
Reinforced Concrete Design
by Chu-Kia Wang, José Antonio Pincheira, Charles G. Salmon, Gustavo J. Parra-Montesinos
2021 · Oxford University Press
The ninth edition of this book will be updated to incorporate the changes in the design provisions of the 2019 American Concrete Institute (ACI) Building Code and Commentary (ACI 318-19). As in previous editions, considerable emphasis is placed on presenting to the student, as well as the practicing engineer, the basic principles of analysis and design of reinforced concrete structures. Each chapter is organized such that the principles of mechanics are presented first to provide a detailed understanding of the theory and observed behavior of reinforced concrete members. This material is then used to describe and to provide the rationale for the design provisions of the ACI Building Code. Numerous examples are presented in each chapter to illustrate the concepts as well as the general approach to design and analysis. The reader may either study in detail the concepts in logical sequence, or merely accept a qualitative explanation and proceed directly to the design process. All example problems will be revised and, as appropriate, new examples will be developed to illustrate the use of available software and design tools currently used in practice.
Ethnomedicine: Ancestral Legacy and Use of Medicinal Plants is a book that explores the deep connection between humanity and medicinal plants, blending ancestral wisdom with modern scientific perspectives. Written by experts from four continents, it presents diverse healing traditions from Latin America, the Balkans, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Through case studies and cultural narratives, the book examines sacred rituals, culinary-medicinal practices, and the therapeutic potential of plants. It emphasizes the importance of preserving traditional knowledge, promoting biodiversity conservation, and fostering intercultural understanding. This work is both a valuable reference and an inspiring call to honor ethnomedicine.