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De la contraportada: Héctor Gaitán es escritor y periodista guatemalteco, conocido por su labor literaria en el campo de la tradición oral chapina e incursiona ahora en la investigación histórica del proceso presidencialista de Guatemala. De esa cuenta presenta en este libro, de forma sencilla y amena la historia y anécdotas de los presidentes de Guatemala, desde 1821 al 2009 con una semblanza cada uno de los mandatarios que han regido los destinos de la nación. En las páginas de la obra desfilan tanto los gobernantes elegidos por voto popular como aquellos que han llegado al poder...

This rich, interdisciplinary collection of articles offers fascinating new insights into the history and culture of Sephardic Jewry both in pre-Expulsion Iberia and throughout the far-flung diaspora.

In this historical study, Lara Medina examines the early development and continuing influence of Las Hermanas, a feminist organization established in 1971 to counter the patriarchy and Eurocentrism of the U.S. Catholic Church. Medina weaves archival research and oral interviews into a cohesive narrative that highlights the keen ethnic and political awareness among the movement's leaders and participants. Medina also illuminates the strides made by Las Hermanas in undermining and reorienting the male-dominated structure of both the Catholic ministry and the Chicano civil rights movement. By...

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