Morir por la patria

The supernatural appeal of Stoker's Dracula continues to hold readers spellbound more than a century after its initial publication. This work by Bajarlía is an important precedent in that concerning the study of vampirism. Through forceful and direct language, he analyzes Stoker's vampire-triad. This essay includes four additional, unpublished chapters that serve as a crucial part to this retelling of a classic.

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In this historical study, Lara Medina examines the early development and continuing influence of Las Hermanas, a feminist organization established in 1971 to counter the patriarchy and Eurocentrism of the U.S. Catholic Church. Medina weaves archival research and oral interviews into a cohesive narrative that highlights the keen ethnic and political awareness among the movement's leaders and participants. Medina also illuminates the strides made by Las Hermanas in undermining and reorienting the male-dominated structure of both the Catholic ministry and the Chicano civil rights movement. By...

Más de cuarenta alcaldes han dirigido los destinos de la comuna de Pichilemu, desde la instalación de la Municipalidad en mayo de 1894: algunos con más acierto que otros, pero sin duda, todos buscando el progreso local. “Camino al Progreso” no sólo recupera la historia administrativa local, sino que también reconstruye las biografías de vecinos relevantes, desde dirigentes sociales a folcloristas. También se incluyen censos, resultados eleccionarios, y documentos para sumergirse en la historia pichilemina.

Esta antologia poetica se centra tematicamente en la celebracion de la festividad del Corpus Christi en la ciudad de Toledo. Ya que el celebre rito ha inspirado una impresionante cantidad de poesia a lo largo de las edades, este volumen reune textos dispersos que abarcan mas de un milenio. Los versos de dicho subgenero compuestos en los siglos XVI y XVII tienden a ser devotos, teologicos o misticos. En tiempos mas recientes, la poesia -corpuscristica-, sin abandonar el matiz religioso, ha llegado a ser una celebracion en el inigualable festival eucaristico. Los autores representados en la...