Ernesto de la Torre Villar 1917-2009: textos imprescindibles

Abstract

Como un tributo al doctor Ernesto de la Torre Villar, investigador emérito del Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas de la UNAM, y en homenaje a los cien años de su nacimiento se publica esta obra. La intención es poner al alcance de las jóvenes generaciones una muestra del legado de su obra, destacando los que fueron los ejes de su producción académica, ya que incursionó en una extensa gama de temas y aprovechó múltiples géneros. Aunque amplios y diversos sus textos, se compila un reducido grupo de ellos que remiten a los temas más representativos de su obra, sin dejar de incluir algunos que evidencian su insaciable curiosidad por los más diversos asuntos y su gran sensibilidad para acercarse a cuestiones que no parecieran tan cercanas a sus aficiones. Es un conjunto atractivo y diverso que retrata académicamente a Ernesto de la Torre Villar, así como los temas que más le apasionaron, además de que deja constancia de su sabiduría y de su tenacidad en el trabajo.

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of his birth, we present this book as a tribute to Ernesto de la Torre Villar, Professor Emeritus at the Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. With this book, it is our intent to provide younger generations with a sample of the work of Ernesto de la Torre. In his texts he made use of multiple genres, and since delved into a wide variety of subjects, for this book, we focused on those which would eventually become the pivotal topics of his academic production. As abundant and sundry as his writings are, here we have brought together only a small number of them which we consider are representative of the subjects that he worked with the most; without forgetting to include a few other texts which serve as evidence of both his insatiable curiosity on the most diverse matters, and of his great sensibility when approaching issues one would think greatly differed from his interests. This book is made of a varied and engaging group of texts, which altogether supply us with an academic portrait of both Ernesto de la Torre Villar, and of the subjects he was most passionate about; it also serves as testament of his wisdom and the tenaciousness he evinced in the workplace.