Una ventana al mundo hispánico

"Thorough study of the cathedral cabildo--the ruling body of the Episcopal church--in the important diocesis of Michoacán. Covers the entire colonial period. The cabildo is analyzed as a collegiate body aware of its historical identity, its responsibilities and duties, and its relationship with the bishop. Traces important nuances in the evolution of this body. Sustained by strong archival research, this is a commendable history of a key part of the secular church"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

El Complejo Forestal y Maderero Panguipulli, en la zona cordillerana de Valdivia, fue una de las experiencias de poder popular más exitosas del sur de Chile. Entre 1970 y 1973, las tomas de veintiún fundos confluyeron en una sola gran unidad productiva de cuatrocientas mil hectáreas, cuyas tareas de administración, elaboración de planes de producción, control de calidad, comercialización, pagos y decisiones respecto de los excedentes, estuvieron en manos de los propios obreros, cuatro mil en total. Reivindicaban con ello el derecho a la autogestión. También el derecho a una vida...

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Este libro supone una aportación de gran interés a la Historia de la minería española. Aborda un tema poco tratado por la Historiografía como es la minería y metalurgia en Aragón durante la Edad Moderna. Junto a la evolución de las actividades extractivas en la Cordillera Ibérica, el análisis incluye la intervención privada e institucional en este proceso. El estudio de los conflictos políticos y sociales por su control valora la influencia del marco legal aragonés en estas actividades frente a la normativa castellana que quería imponer la monarquía hispánica.

From the first crude stone tools used by man two-and-a-half million years ago up to the early medieval period, this eye-opening journey through human innovations draws on modern science and the latest research to explore some of history's most fascinating inventions. Beginning with the basic technologies of stone and fire, bone and wood, the survey moves on to answer such fundamental questions as How and where did agriculture evolve? and How did Romans and others heat and plumb their dwellings? This unique guide to some of humanity's most remarkable inventions is a testimony to the brilliant...