The 'Summa Theologica' of St. Thomas Aquinas: Part 1, Questions L-LXXIV

"Beautifully produced compilation of essays on the society and city life of Buenos Aires at the turn of the century. Urban historians will appreciate Juan José Sebreli's piece on the middle-class 'habitat' and Ernesto Goldar's on 'la mala vida.'"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

These papers are centered on the Crown of Aragon in the later Middle Ages, its achievements (the more remarkable given the very evident problems with which it was beset), and especially on its role in the Mediterranean. Hence the emphasis on Majorca, its leading intellectual figure, Ramon Lull (1232-1316), and his influence, and related to these the article on Thomas Aquinas. Other studies deal with the relations of Christians and Jews in Majorca, down to the Expulsion from Spain. In these papers Professor Hillgarth seeks to investigate the transmission of learning and how what is transmitted ...

An account, including stunning photographs, of the search by some of the women of the town of Calama, Chile, for the remains of their loved ones who were murdered and "disappeared" by the Pinochet regime.

Historia de Cuba I: Ramiro Guerra Fragmento de la obra INTRODUCCIÓN. LA HISTORIA Y LOS FACTORES HISTÓRICOS 1. Advertencia preliminar Las generalizaciones previas, si se establecen como dogmas absolutos, son peligrosas en toda investigación sinceramente enderezada a escudriñar la verdad; pero si solo se adelantan a título de simples hipótesis sujetas a ulteriores rectificaciones, aportan la inmensa ventaja de dirigir la observación, facilitar el análisis y allanar el camino a la inferencia. El investigador, colocado frente a enormes y confusas masas de hechos, no puede abordar la...