Conferencias del mes: año 2013

FRANCISCO PIZARRO y la conquista del Perú han sido motivo de innumerables trabajos, pero aún se pueden encontrar novedades en su estudio. Este libro descubre la dimensión empresarial de la conquista. El interés privado se revela como la fuerza que alentó la invasión europea del Perú, para luego obtener el gobierno del país. Sin embargo, él poder se mostró efímero y volátil para Pizarro y sus seguidores. Los nuevos datos aquí presentados, que el autor obtuvo en paciente búsqueda por archivos americanos y europeos, y el análisis que los acompaña, explican el surgimiento,...

"Extensively researched exploration of the emergence of Zapatismo. Presents Zapatismo as a phenomenon transcending local boundaries and reflecting national developments"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

A ten volume, 9,000 page account of 12 years of happenings in Nicaragua coinciding with insurrection & the revolutionary years (1978-1990). Its purpose is to furnish a documental tool collection equivalent to attending a well equipped library or specialized documentation center. Looking up the different angles & perspectives of this geo-political phenomenon, you may formulate your own analytical criteria on the subject. History is always relevant. "It is a condition of resurgence. It possesses the virtue of experience. It frees us from what was, because the past is 'revenant.' If it is not...