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A beautiful slipcase holds three volumes on the history of Bogota, making this resource an indispensable and fascinating documentary of Colombia's capital. The first two volumes that cover the conquest, colonialism, and the 19th century have been updated with fresh designs, while a completely new third volume covers the 20th century and includes the history of Bogota's expansion, the development of services and institutions, and the achievements and failures of more recent times. This lovely collection constitutes a legacy of obligatory reading for both its current and future inhabitants....

El profesor Antonio Fernández analiza el proceso revolucionario ruso desde sus prolegómenos -revolución de 1905- hasta la muerte de su principal protagonista, Lenin, en 1924 Lenin, Trostski, Stalin... prestan su voz para acercarnos al que ha sido llamado el mayor acontecimiento del siglo XX: la transformación de una autocracia coronada en una república federal de signo socialista.

This volume contains several oral accounts that were preserved from the Yoruba tradition that allows us to explore our roots. Their exchanges are steeped in cultural rituals, references, and principles that distinguishes them. In this book, the author looks at the meyi, one part of the te two categories comprised of the Ifa.

El presente manual abarca de manera clara y concisa los grandes problemas geográficos del Occidente medieval y moderno. Al estudiar la población o los tipos de asentamientos, al referir las zonas donde sobresale el desarrollo artesanal o al informar acerca de los distintos reinos o grandes feudos que componen el mapa de Europa occidental durante varios siglos, se trata de auxiliar y completar nuestros conocimientos históricos en el marco geográfico adecuado.