Secretos medievales

A noted Spanish historian and specialist on totalitarianism provides a detailed, but extremely compelling, analysis of the Germany under the Nazis?from the political and economic errors of the Weimar Republic that led to its overthrow, to the human catastrophy that followed not only within Germany itself, but throughout Europe.

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...

Contadas sin escatimar detalles #en muchos casos sorprendentes hasta lo increíble, aunque documentados#, estas historias desnudan una realidad que acompaña a la sociedad argentina desde sus tiempos fundacionales. Un muestrario de conductas apasionadas, miserables y dignas, según el caso, que constituyen una suerte de identidad que acaso siga perdurando. Más allá de los relatos épicos y edulcorados aprendidos en la escuela, hay todo un universo de hechos y personajes históricos del país que no son necesariamente motivos de orgullo ni modelos a seguir. Y que a menudo son barridos bajo...

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