El Rastro del Fuego

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...

Los años 50 constituyen la época más desconocida de la historia reciente de España. Entre los terribles años 40 de la posguerra y los cambios que trajeron los 60. Manuel Espín acude al rescate de esos tiempos en La España resignada (1952-1960). Una década desconocida, para devolvernos la imagen de un país que quiere dejar atrás los terribles recuerdos de la guerra y la posguerra para empezar a mirar hacia el futuro con esperanza. Los 50 verán la llegada de los estadounidenses, con sus bases, costumbres exóticas, objetos de consumo y fascinantes iconos cinematográficos y...

Benedetto Croce presenta una serie de ensayos acerca de los métodos, fines y alcances de la historia. El autor hace hincapié en la relación entre historia escrita y acción práctica, no como defensa contra los ataques que hoy suelen lanzarse contra el historicismo en nombre de un absolutismo moral abstracto.

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