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This magisterial annotated bibliography of the earliest mathematical works to be printed in the New World challenges long-held assumptions about the earliest examples of American mathematical endeav……続きを見る

In 2008 and 2009, the United States Congress apologized for the “fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery.” Today no one denies the cruelty of slavery, but few issues ins……続きを見る

The debate over Intelligent Design seemingly represents an extension of the fundamental conflict between creationists and evolutionists. ID proponents, drawing on texts such as Darwin's Black Box an……続きを見る

Descubre los secretos mejor guardados de América en un viaje épico a través del tiempo. En "Historia de América desde sus tiempos más remotos hasta nuestros días, tomo I", D. Juan Ortega Rubio nos i……続きを見る

Descubre los secretos ocultos de un continente que ha moldeado el curso de la historia mundial. En "Historia de América desde sus tiempos más remotos hasta nuestros días, tomo II", D. Juan Ortega Ru……続きを見る

This volume synthesizes energy history in Mexico from pre-Conquest times to the present. It traces human development from a low-energy, sustainable existence to fossil fuel-based non-sustainability.……続きを見る

Mis doce primeros años relata la infancia de la condesa de Merlin en Cuba, su reclusión en un convento habanero, sus intentos de fuga del mismo entre otras diversas peripecias adolescentes. Estas me……続きを見る

Los esclavos en las colonias españolas análiza esta práctica desde la perspectiva de la condesa de Merlin, nacida en una familia cubana propietaria de esclavos. Este libro fue escrito en la primera ……続きを見る

Los raros (1896) es un libro de ensayos y perfiles que Rubén Darío dedicó a autores contemporáneos suyos, o anteriores, portadores de su misma estética. Eran, más que «raros», extraños, novedosos, h……続きを見る

The book Prefácios e Comentários by Wanderlino Arruda is a collection of critical and introductory texts written by the author throughout his career. The work stands out for highlighting the literar……続きを見る

Born in a provincial city in the Peruvian Andes, the Franciscan linguist and theologian Luis Gerónimo de Oré (1554–1630) lived during a critical period in the formation of the modern world, as the g……続きを見る

La conquête de vastes empires coloniaux par les puissances européennes, suivie par des mouvements migratoires d’ampleur variable selon les territoires et les époques, a donné naissance à de nouvelle……続きを見る

Après avoir abordé les droites radicales européennes et américaines contemporaines via leurs doctrinaires, vulgarisateurs et passeurs, analysé l’internationalisation de leurs supports et de leurs ve……続きを見る

Nos enfrentamos a la complicada tarea de analizar algunas de las más relevantes leyes canónicas de los Sínodos diocesanos de Lima de 1582, 1584 y 1585. El fin no es otro que comprobar si, y hasta dó……続きを見る

Le bataillon des zouaves pontificaux est créé le 1er janvier 1861 et devient régiment au 1er janvier 1867. Il est constitué d’environ 10 000 volontaires, issus de 25 nationalités différentes, qui se……続きを見る

Après avoir abordé les droites radicales européennes et américaines au vingtième siècle sous l’angle des doctrinaires, des vulgarisateurs et des passeurs puis analysé l’internationalisation de leurs……続きを見る

During the Cold War, jazz became a cultural weapon that was employed by both sides to advance their interests. This volume explores the history and roles of jazz in Poland, the German Democratic Rep……続きを見る

La presencia española en el territorio de lo que ahora son los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica se mantuvo trescientos años. El binomio presidio-misiones fue la piedra angular de su conquista, cristia……続きを見る

This book investigates the language used by protagonists in four major political debates in the early history of the United States. The first of these concerns the controversy in the first United St……続きを見る

Traditional methods of studying the past have always given greater importance to nationalist, religious and moral interests, which subordinated the historical fact to the System point of view. That'……続きを見る

This book develops a comprehensive analysis of contemporary regionalism in the Americas, which the authors characterise as Liquid Regionalism, given its unstable, flexible and loose characteristics.……続きを見る

No Século XV mundo curvava-se a duas superpotências militares e comerciais: Portugal e Espanha. Ambicionavam conquistar o mundo com a intermediação da Igreja Católica. Os espanhóis se anteciparam ao……続きを見る

This book examines the historical experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals facing discrimination in the early 20th-century military before same-sex acts were explicitly illegal. Centered on the court-marti……続きを見る

American Literature as an Expression of the National Mind (1931) is a remarkable work that traces not only the history and development of literature in the United States, but also the national chara……続きを見る

'A n informative and thought-provoking history ' The Telegraph 'A story rich in intrigue, diplomacy and personalities' New Statesman 'Offering new perspectives and ideas' Guardian 'Here is the whirl……続きを見る

In its original Spanish language version, this tour de force was awarded the famed Espejo de Espana prize. Rubert deVentos examines the ambiguous yet highly charged relationships between Spain and t……続きを見る

Während des Zweiten Weltkrieges wurden in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika bereits verschiedene Visionen zur Zukunft und Nachkriegsordnung Europas ausgearbeitet, die als solche den ideellen Grund……続きを見る

This book examines the Indo-Surinamese Girmitiya peasants and their contributions to developing the ethnic community within their newly adopted home. It demonstrates the transformation of the Girmit……続きを見る

A graphic photo of an injured woman compelled me to research the picture and discover the back-story of the most unique person in the entire history of he world. Read on to get 'the rest of the stor……続きを見る

Ranging from Plato in antiquity to Martha Nussbaum in the present era, the authors of the seventy readings included in The Liberal Arts Tradition present significant and exemplary views addressing l……続きを見る