La historia del Vaupés desde esta orilla

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"Vapor al norte, tren al sur," aborda un tema hasta ahora no considerado por la historiografia como lo es el estudio y explicacion de los viajes gubernamentales ocurridos en el Chile decimononico. Interpretados como una practica politica promovida desde el poder destinada a captar la adhesion y la simpatia popular, a traves de ellos se analizan los cambios producidos en el sistema politico chileno que, en la epoca de Balmaceda, hicieron posible novedosas formas de representacion del Presidente y la expansion de su base de apoyo, asi como tambien la dilatacion del espacio publico nacional y la ...

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...

Era un pueblo bello y despojado de la Patagonia, la puerta de entrada a los hielos infinitos del glaciar Perito Moreno. Pero desde hace unos años, El Calafate se transformó en destino turístico internacional y centro del poder. Se pobló de hoteles semivacíos y de inversiones millonarias, que incluyen casinos, aeropuertos, restaurantes y todo tipo de industrias vinculadas al placer. Periodista y viajero, Gonzalo Sánchez narra la trama íntima de esa transformación. Remonta las huellas de los habitantes originarios y de los primeros terratenientes para llegar hasta el presente, en el que ...