El Bandolerismo: Estudio Social Y Memorias Históricas Por Julian de Zugasti, |...

Esta obra, destinada a los estudiantes de historia y a los interesados en el tema, abarca un amplio periodo cronológico, comenzando por la conquista islámica y hasta el momento en el que la Península Ibérica queda dividida políticamente en los cinco reinos que habrían de marcar la etapa siguiente, conocida como Baja Edad Media. Cada capítulo de la obra se dedica a un siglo aproximadamente, alternando los reinos cristianos y al-Andalus, para proporcionar una idea clara de la evolución en el tiempo de las instituciones, formas de vida y dinastías de cada una de las sociedades, así...

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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...

Examining not only the influence exercised by the Colonial West on India, but also the influence of India on Western modern thought, this study aims to decolonize the Indian continent of the clichés and tales imposed on it by the West and by modernity. The result is a fascinating investigation that not only questions traditionally accepted prejudices about India itself, but also criticizes the traditional perspective dictated by the Western social sciences. Examinando no sólo la influencia del occidente colonial, si no también la influencia de la India en el pensamiento moderno occidental, ...