Cowboys and Caudillos

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Sáenz Quesada sintetiza el recorrido histórico y cronológico que va desde la fundación de la sociedad colonial hasta la actualidad. Son 74 capítulos pensados para ser leídos en forma independiente, que incluyen los hechos políticos sobresalientes, pero también referencias a la vida privada, rasgos biográficos de los protagonistas, el clima de ideas y la sensibilidad de cada época, además de ejemplos para que el pasado se humanice y se vuelva más cercano y comprensible.

Volumen segundo de la Historia de la estética de W. Tatarkiewicz. Las corrientes culturales y artísticas , orientales y occidentales, hasta la época de Dante. Incluye en versión bilingüe una extensa antología de los textos originales en que la obra se basa.

This book deals with the evangelization of Spanish-speaking America between the European conquest and independence. The study investigates the concepts and strategies of catechesis, the general conditions of Church law and national politics as well as the prerequisites and conditions on the part of the Indians. New and specific forms of mutual understanding, of mediation and resistance developed through the transfer of European knowledge to a second geographical area and through the contact of cultures and religions. These new forms evolved beyond the sphere of religion and determine cultural ...