Los siete sabios de Grecia

Nationalism is one of the major social and political issues of modern times, and a subject of intense intellectual debate. The most important and influential theory of nationalism is that of Ernest Gellner (1925-1995). This volume assesses every aspect of that theory, bringing together an exceptional set of scholars to explain, criticise and move beyond Gellner's work. In doing so the book establishes the state-of-play within the theory of nationalism, and complements Gellner's account by bringing political variables back into play. The book is unique in offering sustained attention to a...

Eleven papers from the 45th International Congress of Americanists held at Bogotá, Colombia in 1985. All texts in Spanish.

Los ensayos reunidos en Debates y combates, escritos en los últimos ocho años, se ocupan de cuestiones cruciales vinculadas a la actual discusión política de la izquierda. En ellos, Ernesto Laclau realiza una crítica minuciosa de los trabajos de filósofos como Slavoj Zizek, Alain Badiou, Giorgio Agamben, Michael Hardt y Antonio Negri. El autor, ofrece cuatro combates intelectuales intensos, acerca de los cuales afirma en su introducción: "Detrás de cada una de las intervenciones de este volumen hay un proyecto único: retomar la iniciativa política; lo que, desde el punto de vista...

This work deals with the collapse of Teotihuacan and the period 650-900 AD. Teotihuacan was the most important urban centre in Central Mexico before the rise of Tula. The study develops a new view of the cultural changes adopted by the new society. This is the first work that attempts to reconcile the archaeological complexities of the transition. Spanish text.