Cultural Horizons Vols I & Ii

A passionate journey through the greatest enigmas of the past, this series seeks the answers to impossible questions that are shrouded in mystery. The explanation of the universe has fascinated humans since the beginning of time, and in their attempts at discovery, they have developed science, worshipped gods, invented myths, and had miracles revealed. Un recorrido apasionante por los grandes enigmas del pasado, esta serie busca respuestas a aquellas preguntas imposibles y llenas de misterio. La explicación del universo ha fascinado al hombre desde sus orígenes, y para ello ha desarrollado...

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Accompanied by photography and political art, this powerful compilation of testimonies from longtime organizers, artists, housewives, journalists, students, teachers, and others who participated in the Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Oaxaca provides a raw, honest look at the 2006 Oaxaca protests to the political situation in the Mexican state?protests that would become one of the most important social uprisings of the 21st century. Acompañada de fotografías y arte político, esta compilación poderosa de testimonios de organizadores, artistas, amas de casa, periodistas, estudiantes,...

Las fiestas de toros, desde su origen, han sido un espectáculo polémico que ha despertado grandes pasiones a favor y en contra. Papas, teólogos, monarcas y ministros intentaron prohibir las fiestas de toros en diversas ocasiones y por distintos motivos: desde las razones de orden moral y humanista alegadas en las bulas pontificias del siglo XVI, los argumentos utilitaristas, económicos y laborales planteados en la España de la Ilustración, hasta las denuncias sociales, políticas y animalistas de las últimas centurias. El objetivo de este trabajo es mostrar los principales hitos...