Historia del cristianismo II

Ernesto Bassi traza la configuración de un espacio geográfico que él llama el Gran Caribe transimperial entre 1760 y 1860. Centrándose en la costa caribeña de Nueva Granada (actual Colombia), el autor demuestra que los residentes de la región no vivieron sus vidas delimitados por fronteras geopolíticas, por el contrario, las actividades transfronterizas de marineros, comerciantes, revolucionarios, indígenas y otros, reflejaban sus percepciones del Caribe como un espacio transimperial donde circulaba el comercio, la información y las personas, cumpliendo y desafiando las regulaciones...

This edition of Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca's Relación offers readers Rolena Adorno and Patrick Charles Pautz's celebrated translation of Cabeza de Vaca's account of the 1527 Pánfilo de Narváez expedition to North America. The dramatic narrative tells the story of some of the first Europeans and the first-known African to encounter the North American wilderness and its Native inhabitants. It is a fascinating tale of survival against the highest odds, and it highlights Native Americans and their interactions with the newcomers in a manner seldom seen in writings of the period. In this...

A valuable new contribution to the regional archaeology of La Payunia (Argentina), tackling issues of broader interest such as the elusive relationships between foragers and agriculturalists. The work contains new and interesting material which is presented with updated methodologies and conceptualisations. Spanish text.

Fernando del Paso tells his work experience as a translator, radio announcer and producer of radio shows of the Latin-American service of the BBC before and after the conflict between the United Kingdom and Argentina for the Falkland Islands. It reflexs upon the posture taken from both countries in front of the international community for the rightful sovereignty of the islands and the censorship measures about the subject in the media.