Huellitas de Chaya

Este libro, cuyo título "Lo letal es invisible a los ojos", alude de manera oscura y deformada –en intenciones– a la famosa frase de Antoine de Saint-Exupéry en "El Principito" en donde se afirma "Lo esencial es invisible a los ojos". El subtítulo "Cuentos de terror en cuarentena" ubica de ex profeso, procesamientos e incrustaciones simbólicas de la metáfora de la peste a lo largo de la historia y de las geografías; muy vigentes y latentes en tiempos de pandemias –o pospandemias–. La obra se cimienta en un terror lúcido, colmado de datos atenazados con fantasías sombrías y...

En la historia militar de Europa no hay una hazaña logística comparable a la del Camino Español. Durante los más de ochenta años que duró la Guerra de Flandes, desde 1566 a 1648, España mantuvo abierto el largo corredor que unía sus posesiones en el norte de Italia con los Países Bajos, para permitir que sus invencibles tercios llegaran al campo de batalla. Una ruta erizada de obstáculos geográficos y enemigos poderosos, que atravesaba los Alpes, grandes ríos, bosques y desfiladeros. Geoffrey Parker, el prestigioso historiador inglés, califica de "milagro" el hecho de que en...

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As Mexico faces the trials of economic growth and development, the country must overcome some tough historical challenges and rethink its own image. Are we really the “country in permanent crisis” we seem to think we are? Or have we evolved? In these pages, the authors examine the main aspects that define a developing modern society: education, security, employment, legality, the relationship between the ruling class and civil society, etc., and they point out specific areas where change is possible. Regreso al futuro constitutes an essential reflection on the power of a country on the...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...