Identidades y memoria imaginada

La laberíntica historia del espionaje soviético desde la Revolución de Octubre hasta el final de la guerra fría y su relación con la actualidad política rusa. Desde siempre las investigaciones en el campo del espionaje soviético se han centrado en la KGB y han dejado pasado por alto, en la sombra, a la inteligencia militar y el servicio especial, dedicado en exclusiva a la codificación y el cifrado. Recabando información de fuentes rusas hasta ahora ignoradas, Haslam revela cómo estos dos últimos servicios de inteligencia fueron esenciales para la supervivencia del estado...

A brief biography of the sixteenth-century Spanish conquistador, focusing on his role in the invasion and destruction of the Aztec civilization in Mexico.

This volume includes31 constitutions, constitutional drafts and amendments illustrating the checkered political history of Spain in the first half of the 19th century. It begins with the "Estatuto de Bayona" (Bayonne Statute) imposed by the French in 1808 and continues with the"Constitucion politica de la Monarquia Espanola" (Political Constitution of the Spanish Monarchy), the first independent constitution of Spain, which was drawn up in Cadiz in 1812. Subsequently, it also includes the "Constitucion de la Monarquia Espanola" (Constitution of the Spanish Monarchy) of 1845.Nine...

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...