La Mesopotamia arcaica

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...

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...

De la contraportada: Este libro somete a un análisis la interpretación liberal de los derechos humanos, criticando las asunciones individualistas y abstractas de esta postura. Se ofrece al lector una versión de los derechos humanos que enfatiza la dimensión ética de los derechos humanos. En particular, se insiste en los momentos de igualdad y responsabilidad en tales derechos; éstos expresan los requerimientos sociopolíticos que demanda el reconocimiento de la constitución corporal, vulnerable y sentiente de los seres humanos. Asimismo, este estudio argumenta que las raíces...

En esta obra el poeta resume de manera conmovedora los pálpitos de esa Guatemala convulsa dispuesta a abrirle las puertas a la Revolución, y nos muestra el desencanto de una población que no pudo nutrirse plenamente de las bondades revolucionarias. El ensayo, escrito en el exilio, ofrece una evocación de la tierra nativa y una visión de la trayectoria histórica y de los conflictos esenciales de Guatemala. Santo Tomás Chichicastenango ?la tierra del Popol Vuh?, la desbordante historia de Bernal Díaz del Castillo y la maestría poética de Rafael Landívar son, entre otras, escenas...