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Advances in Computational Intelligence 11th Mexican International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, MICAI 2012, San Luis


Free Download Advances in Computational Intelligence: 11th Mexican International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, MICAI 2012, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, October 27 – November 4, 2012. Revised Selected Papers, Part II By Grigori Sidorov, Francisco Velasquez, Efstathios Stamatatos, Alexander Gelbukh (auth.), Ildar Batyrshin, Miguel González Mendoza (eds.)
2013 | 469 Pages | ISBN: 3642377971 | PDF | 17 MB
The two-volume set LNAI 7629 and LNAI 7630 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th Mexican International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, MICAI 2012, held in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, in October/November 2012. The 80 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 224 submissions. The second volume includes 40 papers focusing on soft computing. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: natural language processing; evolutionary and nature-inspired metaheuristic algorithms; neural networks and hybrid intelligent systems; fuzzy systems and probabilistic models in decision making.

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West of Sex Making Mexican America, 1900-1930


Free Download Pablo Mitchell, "West of Sex: Making Mexican America, 1900-1930"
English | ISBN: 0226532690 | 2012 | 151 pages | EPUB | 488 KB
Sex can be an oppressive force, a tool to shame, divide, and control a population. But it can also be a force for change, for the legal and physical challenge of inequity and injustice. In West of Sex, Pablo Mitchell uses court transcripts and criminal cases to provide the first coherent picture of Mexican-American sexuality at the turn of the twentieth century, and a truly revelatory look at sexual identity in the borderlands.

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The U.S.-Mexican War A Complete Chronology


Free Download Bud Hannings, "The U.S.-Mexican War: A Complete Chronology"
English | ISBN: 0786476486 | 2014 | 216 pages | EPUB | 10 MB
The U.S.-Mexican War, also known as the Mexican-American War and the Mexican War, took place from 1846 to 1848, and was mainly about control of Texas. Mexico claimed this territory despite Texas having declared itself a republic years earlier, while the U.S. wished to annex Texas and make it the 28th state. The war was fought with no allies and was the first offensive war for the United States.

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The Texas Revolution and the U.S.-Mexican War A Concise History


Free Download Paul Calore, "The Texas Revolution and the U.S.-Mexican War: A Concise History"
English | ISBN: 078647940X | 2014 | 188 pages | EPUB | 3 MB
This narrative history describes the events preceding, and the prosecution of, the Texas Revolution and the U.S.-Mexican War. It begins with the introduction of the empresario system in Mexico in 1823, a system of land distribution to American farmers and ranchers in an attempt to strengthen the postwar economy following Mexico’s independence from Spain. Once welcomed as fellow countrymen, the new settlers, homesteading on land destined to be called Texas, were viewed as enemies when in 1835 they revolted against the government’s harsh Centralist rulings.

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Beyond Borders A History of Mexican Migration to the United States


Free Download Beyond Borders: A History of Mexican Migration to the United States By Timothy J. Henderson(auth.), Jurgen Buchenau(eds.)
2011 | 192 Pages | ISBN: 1405194294 | PDF | 3 MB
Beyond Borders: A History of Mexican Migration to the United States details the origins and evolution of the movement of people from Mexico into the United States from the first significant flow across the border at the turn of the twentieth century up to the present day. Considers the issues from the perspectives of both the United States and Mexico Offers a reasoned assessment of the factors that drive Mexican immigration, explains why so many of the policies enacted in Washington have only worsened the problem, and suggests what policy options might prove more effective Argues that the problem of Mexican immigration can only be solved if Mexico and the United States work together to reduce the disequilibrium that propels Mexican immigrants to the United States Content: Chapter 1 Beginnings: 1848?1920 (pages 8-33): Chapter 2 Restriction, Depression, and Deportation: The 1920s and 1930s (pages 34-57): Chapter 3 The Bracero Era: 1942?1964 (pages 58-89): Chapter 4 Illegal Immigration and Response: 1964?1990 (pages 90-117): Chapter 5 Free Trade and Homeland Security: 1990?Present (pages 118-149):

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Mexican Philosophy in the 20th Century Essential Readings


Free Download Carlos Alberto Sánchez, "Mexican Philosophy in the 20th Century: Essential Readings "
English | ISBN: 0190601302 | 2017 | 328 pages | EPUB | 1079 KB
Sánchez and Sanchez have selected, edited, translated, and introduced some of the most influential texts in Mexican philosophy, which constitute a unique and robust tradition that will challenge and complicate traditional conceptions of philosophy. The texts collected here are organized chronologically and represent a period of Mexican thought and culture that emerged from the Mexican Revolution of 1910 and which culminated in la filosofía de lo mexicano (the philosophy of Mexicanness). Though the selections reflect on a variety of philosophical questions, collectively they represent a growing tendency to take seriously the question of Mexican national identity as a philosophical question-especially given the complexities of Mexico’s indigenous and European ancestries, a history of colonialism, and a growing dependency on foreign money and culture. More than an attempt to describe the national character, however, the texts gathered here represent an optimistic period in Mexican philosophy that aimed to affirm Mexican culture and philosophy as a valuable, if not urgent, contribution to universal culture.

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Mexican Painters Rivera, Orozco, Siqueiros, and Other Artists of the Social Realist School


Free Download Mexican Painters: Rivera, Orozco, Siqueiros, and Other Artists of the Social Realist School (Dover Fine Art, History of Art) by MacKinley Helm
English | May 1, 1989 | ISBN: 0486260283 | True EPUB | 228 pages | 26.2 MB
From the monumental public frescoes of Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, and David Álfaro Siqueiros, to the canvasses and drawings of younger artists like Galván, Cantú, Meza, Tamayo, and Orozco Romero, Mexican painting since the First World War has developed into a strong, influential artistic tradition.

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