Las finanzas públicas en los siglos XVIII-XIX

Como historiador ya consagrado por sus estudios acerca del iluminismo, Franco Venturi es invitado a dictar en Cambridge una serie de conferencias a partir de la célebre pregunta kantiana "¿Qué es la Ilustración?". Venturi propone una brillante y documentada introducción a la "circulación de las ideas" en la Europa moderna, fundamental para comprender sus valores y debates. Así, llega al núcleo de su respuesta, el derecho a castigar, que oscila entre la "utopía" igualitaria y la "reforma" de las sociedades, tanto en lo político como en las formas jurídicas, éticas, culturales....

The book When we were Arabs is a declaration of principles. The complexity of our history requires postmodern approaches to recognize the liquid borders of realities such as Europe and Islam, especially if it is written from a European land where there was a time when we were Arabs.

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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...