Theatrum mundi

El presente texto aborda el funcionamiento del aparato de dominación español en el territorio de Charcas durante los siglos XVI a XVIII y destaca el papel que cumplía la Audiencia de La Plata como parte de la maquinaria burocrática colonial en relación con el Virrey de Lima, la Iglesia, los corregidores y las élites locales. Las temáticas que se desarrollan pertenecen al campo de la sociología histórica v siguen las líneas teóricas y conceptuales propuestas por Norbert Elias, que permiten desentrañar los procesos internos y tensiones del entramado colonial, además de la...

"A fascinating and beautifully argued interpretation of how the American war in Southeast Asia affected Chicano communities. The author provides the most complete and well-documented study to date of this important chapter in U.S. history and its impact on an ethnic group with long-standing traditions of military service, assimilation, and resistance to injustice. Oropeza's book is what students of the Chicano Movement, especially the Mexican American role in antiwar activities during the Vietnam War period, have been waiting for."—George Mariscal, author of Aztlán and Viet Nam: Chicano...

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...

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...

La España del siglo XVIII no llama la atención por su grandeza o su capacidad creadora, sino por su prosperidad. El país no se había metido en grandes aventuras, y solo cabía esperar un tranquilo XIX. Sin embargo, entre 1808 y 1812 una serie de acontecimientos cambian el curso de la historia: un destronamiento coloca en el trono a Fernando VII; España es invadida por Napoleón y José Bonaparte se proclama rey de España; el pueblo se alza, iniciando la Guerra de lndependencia, y logra finalmente expulsar a los franceses; en Cádiz unas Cortes proclaman la primera Constitución...