La cicatriz gloriosa

Entre finales de 1821 e inicios de 1828, Costa Rica pasó de la incertidumbre que suponía esperar a que se aclararan "los nublados del día" a la expectativa de que, en un futuro cercano, se podría cortar "cada día una espiga más" y llorar "una lágrima menos". Al explorar cómo se transitó de lo primero a lo segundo, el historiador Iván Molina Jiménez emprende un viaje fascinante, por territorios muy poco conocidos de la época de la independencia. Desde sus primeras páginas, el presente libro se aparta de las rutas convencionales para abordar temas tan novedosos como...

El sitio del Edén en relación con Israel se obtuvo al estudiar el séptimo-día sábado judío, y cae en la Línea Internacional de Cambio de Fecha. Esta convergencia es estadísticamente improbable y condujo a mi excavación bíblica e histórica en nuestro pasado. Descubrí que la Línea mencionada no es una decisión arbitraria, viene de todos nosotros en todos nuestros sitios alrededor del mundo, viene de un principio compartido sobre nuestra tradición de la semana. Tiene sentido que vendría desde el principio de acuerdo con el relato de nuestro origen en la Biblia, todos tenemos un...

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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...

"A fascinating and beautifully argued interpretation of how the American war in Southeast Asia affected Chicano communities. The author provides the most complete and well-documented study to date of this important chapter in U.S. history and its impact on an ethnic group with long-standing traditions of military service, assimilation, and resistance to injustice. Oropeza's book is what students of the Chicano Movement, especially the Mexican American role in antiwar activities during the Vietnam War period, have been waiting for."—George Mariscal, author of Aztlán and Viet Nam: Chicano...