Abstract

RODRIGUEZ-CONTRERAS, Carlos. The Elaboration of the First Series of the History of Ideas from PAIGH 1948 -1956. Rev. hist. Am. [online]. 2019, n.157, pp.189-215.  Epub Feb 28, 2022. ISSN 2663-371X.  https://doi.org/10.35424/rha.157.2019.75.

The present work explains how the first series of books of the History of Ideas, of Pan American Institute of Geography and History, were created. This edition meant the end of “Pan-American” cultural project, started at beginnings of XX Century, that became stronger at the decade of the thirties among the intellectual American networks. For this, I will explain the publisher inner process in the Pan American Institute of Geography and History and the Mexican editorial Fondo de Cultura Económica between 1948 to 1956. Also, I will point out the relevance of the series in the pan Americanism and the professionalization of History, in Mexico. The history of the series present national stories on the intellectual development in American countries. This article is part of the bachelor’s dissertation of the author; for its realization books from PAIGH, General Archive of Fondo de Cultura Económica books from the series of the History of Ideas, and complementary bibliography were used.

Keywords : History of Ideas; editorial policy; Commission of History; inner reorganization; publications.