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La fascinante historia, alejada del parque infantil, de un artilugio empapado de magia, pasiones, leyendas, ritos, goce, erotismo, diversión o muerte. El columpio ha acompañado a los seres humanos desde la Grecia clásica o la China preimperial. Sus usos han labrado un terreno fecundo entre el arte y la vida, entre el ritual y el conocimiento, entre la cultura y el juego. Javier Moscoso, uno de los ensayistas españoles más originales y prestigiosos, indaga en el placer de la oscilación y en la universalidad de este instrumento, principalmente femenino, a través de sus usos, significados ...

Este libro es un excelente ejemplo de cómo la historia local puede iluminar la cultura y la historia transnacionales, en particular explica cómo el desarrollo de Tijuana y su centro turístico Agua Caliente, saciaron las necesidades de los estadounidenses que buscaban escapar de las garras restrictivas de la reforma moral progresista de su país. Después de 1900, Tijuana se convirtió en un refugio para el consumo de alcohol, la prostitución, las carreras de caballos, juegos de azar y otras actividades prohibidas en California y estados vecinos.

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...

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...