La Pelota

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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...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

En este libro se reconstruye el período milenario que en el curso del medioevo ha unido a Venecia con el Imperio bizantino, hasta la caída de Constantinopla en el año 1453. La relación entre Bizancio y Venecia comienza en el siglo vi, dejando un legado que provocó que la ciudad de las lagunas, cuya vocación comercial era fortísima, se proyectase hacia Oriente, afianzándose como una potencia mediterránea, frontera entre oriente y occidente, entre el mundo musulmán y el mundo cristiano. El relato de los hechos que van desde la fundación de Venecia, en un momento de gran presión por...