Gobernantes mexicanos, I: 1821-1910

Unique among textbooks, Sobre Las Culturas Y Civilizaciones Latinoamericanas not only describes the history of Latin America, it sets a mood that allows the reader to get real sense of the languages, cultures, and civilizations that comprise this complex and colorful land. It provides an account of how Columbus's voyages gave rise to utopian dreams, the ramifications of which led to a brilliant display of hybrid cultures, changed the ethnic composition of two continents, accelerated lines of commerce, and refashioned the Western World's diet. After discussing the topographical features and...

Does a “perfect assassination” exist? Perfect crimes are the ones we never hear about. Crimes involving a double affront to their victims where we couldn’t have known leaves their closest relatives, helpless and disheartened at the destruction. “Thou shall not kill,” is present in all civilizations as a fundamental premise, and perhaps the only one absolutely necessary for coexistence between humans. The majority of these crimes are considered perfect solely because of the incompetence of the investigators. With detention techniques, no crime, regardless of how well-planned, always...

Panorama completo de la historia guatemalteca a partir de la Conquista española y, sobre todo, de la Independencia, en 1821, hasta la actualidad. Si bien se hace hincapié en los procesos políticos, no se descuida lo social, lo económico y lo cultural.

“El autor, Santiago Camacho, nos describe cómo era esta ideología en sus orígenes y como la Iglesia, igual que siempre ha ocurrido a lo largo de la Historia (y no sólo en aspectos religiosos), ha tratado de contaminarla durante siglos hasta que se ha conseguido demonificar unas creencias milenarias.” (http://www.comentariosdelibros.com) Desde tiempos ancestrales, los seres humanos han pactado con la divinidad, a cualquier precio, incluso si esa divinidad es la personificación del mal. Historia oculta del satanismo recorre la historia de la adoración del maligno sin prejuicios, sin...