Diccionario de costariqueñismos

Juan Cano Ballesta estudia en lúcidos y rigurosos ensayos -con gran despliegue teórico y documental, de figuras y textos- el discurso político de años muy turbulentos de nuestra historia. La utopía es un eficaz recurso retórico que “recorre todo el espectro intelectual de la modernidad” (Calinescu) para suscitar simpatías por una causa. Si las ideologías de izquierda cantaban la “aurora roja” como el soñado paraíso que iba a traer la revolución, la Falange invocaba insistentemente el feliz “amanecer” y el “imperio” en el ensayo, la poesía, el periodismo y en los...

Elizabeth, New Jersey, the first state capital and the birthplace of Princeton University, was founded in 1665. This illustrious city was extremely influential during the Revolutionary and Colonial periods, and was home to numerous distinguished political and military figures. Over time, Elizabeth developed into an important industrial and economic center, welcoming the Singer Manufacturing Company in 1873 and becoming a recognized leader in automobile manufacturing long before Detroit. The culturally diverse city came to serve also as a crossroads for many commuting to jobs in Newark and in...

Si desea descubrir la fascinante historia de la Ruta de la Seda, entonces continúe leyendo... La Ruta de la Seda, que ha sido entendida como una ruta comercial generalizada entre Oriente y Occidente, es diferente de las rutas comerciales europeas, del Norte de África y del Cercano Oriente porque hasta hace poco se entendía que era únicamente una ruta terrestre; de hecho, se creía que era la ruta comercial terrestre más larga de la historia de la humanidad. La historia de la Ruta de la Seda es extremadamente compleja. No puede ser contada como una narración cronológica singular....

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