Servidumbres y serventias/ Servitude and Servants

En este libro, el autor explora la construccion de la nacionalidad a traves de los deportes. Analiza dimensiones sociales y culturales de clase que estan reflejadas en las practicas deportivas; toma tres figuras predominantes de epocas distintas: Juan Manuel Gangio, campeon mundial del automovilismo; Carlos Monzon, boxeador, y Diego Armando Maradona, los tres salidos de estratos sociales marginados, y da cuenta de la heterogeneidad que el pais ha sabido albergar, y de la complejidad moral y social que lo atraviesa.

La Etnohistoria surgió en América para estudiar a los indígenas. En principio, solamente se dedicaba a los indios de las praderas de los Estados Unidos, pero rápidamente fue acogida por los estudiosos del mundo prehispánico y colonial como una herramienta muy útil para solucionar los problemas específicos que dichas investigaciones planteaban. Conforme estas se desarrollaron, se hizo más compleja y más interesante. En los estudios prehispánicos solamente se puede aplicar a los últimos tiempos en los Andes y Mesoamérica, aunque está por definir qué hacer con los numerosos textos...

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