Convento Viejo en el corazón

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Uno de los eventos mas importantes en la historia de la aviacion es aun desconocido por muchos, debido al encubrimiento de los paises que lo protagonizaron, los Estados Unidos y la Union Sovietica. Ocurrio durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial y la Guerra Fria que le siguio, y tuvo serias consecuencias sobre la politica internacional. Caido del cielo recrea como el dictador de la Union Sovietica, Joseph Stalin, hizo una copia exacta del B-29 norteamericano --bombardero estrategico superpesado de largo alcance-- y lo convirtio en el TU-4 sovietico. Es un relato lleno de accion e intriga, donde...

Tomando como tema de estudio el carnaval limeño entre 1822 y 1922, esta investigación emprende el estudio de la cultura y la vida social de las clases populares en aquella época; de aquellos individuos que habitualmente permanecen en los bastidores de la historia, pero sin los cuales no sería posible entender, por ejemplo, fenómenos históricos tan importantes como el caudillismo. De hecho, sin el respaldo de los contingentes populares, los caudillos no habrían jugado el papel determinante que cumplieron en la vida política del Perú republicano. En general, las masas populares les...