Al-Andalus y su herencia

Un delicioso paseo por los orígenes del ser humano. La pasión del prehistoriador se suma en la figura de Jean Clottes al placer de transmitir y compartir el saber de la manera más directa y sencilla posible. Este librito nos permite arrojar luz sobre una etapa de la humanidad que fascina a los jóvenes y a los adultos por igual. Así, desfilan por las preguntas y respuestas de este libro las distintas épocas de la Prehistoria, la evolución de los seres humanos, las costumbres y la vida cotidiana de nuestros ancestros, la organización social de las tribus y el nacimiento de la...

"Porfirio Díaz, president of Mexico (1876-1880, 1884-1911), dominated his country during a crucial phase in its development as a modern nation. This profile places the regime in its appropriate nineteenth-century context, highlighting the difficulty of implementing liberal policies in societies with strong colonial traditions, and of balancing material development with order and stability"--Back cover.

When Friar Diego Bringas penned his 1796–97 report on conditions in northwestern New Spain, he was imbued with an enthusiastic drive for reform. Hoping to gain the King of Spain’s support in improving the missionary program, Bringas set down a detailed history of all that had happened in the region since Father Kino’s day. His writings offer a valuable study of Spanish attempts to bring about cultural change among the Piman Indians. Daniel S. Matson and Bernard L. Fontana have translated the Bringas document and added an informative introduction, notes, and references. They analyze...

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