La utopía del regreso

Desde India y Ceilán, hasta China y Japón, pasando por Indochina, Malasia e Indonesia. Viajes por Asia nos transporta hasta el final del siglo XIX y principios del siglo XX, cuando los imperios coloniales, todavía presentes en la zona, fomentaban la llegada de los primeros turistas, viajeros y trotamundos, en una larga y agotadora travesía alentada por el exotismo, la aventura, el ensueño y los intereses económicos. A lo largo de este periplo por el sureste asiático, el lector irá descubriendo que este hermoso paisaje no fue más que una abstracción y un ideal geográfico, que...

The abolition of judicial torture—alongside the eradication of both slavery and capital punishment—was one of the most consequential issues debated in eighteenth-century continental Europe. A revealing component of this controversial debate was presented in the unpublished "Discurso sobre la injusticia del apremio judicial," written by the attorney Pedro Garcia del Canuelo. Seeking support for its publication, he forwarded the manuscript to Prime Minister Manuel Godoy in 1795. The savvy Spanish politician, however, not only rejected the text but also warned its author against further...

Of contents: Vol. 1. General introductions ; The festivals for Henri III in Cracow, Venice, Orléans and Rouen ; Festivals in Genoa in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries ; Festivals in Poland-Lithuania from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century ; Festivals in the Netherlands -- Vol. 2. Festivals of the Protestant Union ; Festivals commemorating the defeat of Protestantism in La Rochelle ; Festivals in Scandinavia ; The New World : seventeenth-century festivals in the viceroyalties of Mexico and Peru.

A beautiful slipcase holds three volumes on the history of Bogota, making this resource an indispensable and fascinating documentary of Colombia's capital. The first two volumes that cover the conquest, colonialism, and the 19th century have been updated with fresh designs, while a completely new third volume covers the 20th century and includes the history of Bogota's expansion, the development of services and institutions, and the achievements and failures of more recent times. This lovely collection constitutes a legacy of obligatory reading for both its current and future inhabitants....