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Destinos cruzados
El descubrimiento del nuevo mundo ha ejercido una fascinación sin equivalentes en toda la historia de las exploraciones y las conquistas. A través de cinco siglos de confrontaciones, resistencias y cambios, esta obra evoca el entrecruzamiento de los destinos de los conquistadores y los conquistados, desde Yucatán hasta el Ártico. La novedad de este libro reside en que abarca ampliamente y sin igual estas regiones y culturas.
Cervantes in Algiers
Returning to Spain after fighting in the Battle of Lepanto and other Mediterranean campaigns against the Turks, the soldier Miguel de Cervantes was captured by Barbary pirates and taken captive to Algiers. The five years he spent in the Algerian bagnios or prison-houses (1575-1580) made an indelible impression on his works. From the first plays and narratives written after his release to his posthumous novel, the story of Cervantes's traumatic experience continuously speaks through his writings. Cervantes in Algiers offers a comprehensive view of his life as a slave and, particularly, of the lingering effects this traumatic experience had on his literary production. No work has documented in...
Who Should Rule?
Imperial reform: contentious consequences, 1760-1808 -- Towards a new imperial elite -- Merit and its subversive new roles -- The king's most loyal subjects -- From men of letters to political actors -- Imperial turmoil: conflicts old and new, 1805-1830 -- Liberalism and war, 1805-1814 -- Abascal and the problem of letters in Peru, 1806-1816 -- Pens, politics, and swords: a path to pervasive unrest, 1820-1830
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Underwater and Maritime Archaeology in Latin America and the Caribbean
Case studies written primarily by Latin American and Caribbean archaeologists demonstrate exciting and cutting edge research, conservation, site preservation, and interpretation of underwater and maritime archaeology in the region.
