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40 Years are Nothing
The 1973 coups d’état in Uruguay and Chile were significantly different from other military coups in Latin America. These two dictatorial regimes began a new era in the subcontinent. They became staunch bearers of a National Security State doctrine and introduced radical new economic policies. More tellingly, they gave birth to extreme models of society built on the foundations of what can arguably be considered ideological genocides, relying on both rudimentary and sophisticated methods of repression and authoritarianism to establish neoliberal systems that have lasted until today. 2013 marked the 40th anniversary of the fall of democratic rule in those countries. After four decades, the...
Encounters with Nineteenth-Century Continental Philosophy
With figures such as Fichte, Schelling, Hegel, Kierkegaard, Feuerbach, Marx, Engels, and Nietzsche, the nineteenth century was a dynamic time of philosophical development. The period made lasting contributions to several fields of philosophy. Moreover, it paved the way for the development of the social sciences at the turn of the twentieth century. This volume is dedicated to exploring the rich tradition of nineteenth-century Continental philosophy in its different areas with the main purpose of highlighting the importance of this tradition in the development of the leading streams of thought of the twentieth and twenty-first century.
Magic and Magicians in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Time
There are no clear demarcation lines between magic, astrology, necromancy, medicine, and even sciences in the pre-modern world. Under the umbrella term 'magic,' the contributors to this volume examine a wide range of texts, both literary and religious, both medical and philosophical, in which the topic is discussed from many different perspectives. The fundamental concerns address issue such as how people perceived magic, whether they accepted it and utilized it for their own purposes, and what impact magic might have had on the mental structures of that time. While some papers examine the specific appearance of magicians in literary texts, others analyze the practical application of magic in medical contexts. In addition, this volume includes studies that deal with the rise of the witch craze in the late fifteenth century and then also investigate whether the Weberian notion of disenchantment pertaining to the modern world can be maintained. Magic is, oddly but significantly, still around us and exerts its influence. Focusing on magic in the medieval world thus helps us to shed light on human culture at large.
Huichol Territory and the Mexican Nation
The Huichol (Wixarika) people claim a vast expanse of Mexico’s western Sierra Madre and northern highlands as a territory called kiekari, which includes parts of the states of Nayarit, Jalisco, Durango, Zacatecas, and San Luis Potosí. This territory forms the heart of their economic and spiritual lives. But indigenous land struggle is a central fact of Mexican history, and in this fascinating new work Paul Liffman expands our understanding of it. Drawing on contemporary anthropological theory, he explains how Huichols assert their sovereign rights to collectively own the 1,500 square miles they inhabit and to practice rituals across the 35,000 square miles where their access is challenged...
Insignia of Rank in the Nahua World
This significant work reconstructs the repertory of insignia of rank and the contexts and symbolic meanings of their use, along with their original terminology, among the Nahuatl-speaking communities of Mesoamerica from the fifteenth through the seventeenth centuries. Attributes of rank carried profound symbolic meaning, encoding subtle messages about political and social status, ethnic and gender identity, regional origin, individual and community history, and claims to privilege. Olko engages with and builds upon extensive worldwide scholarship and skillfully illuminates this complex topic, creating a vital contribution to the fields of pre-Columbian and colonial Mexican studies. It is the first book to integrate pre- and post-contact perspectives, uniting concepts and epochs usually studied separately. A wealth of illustrations accompanies the contextual analysis and provides essential depth to this critical work. Insignia of Rank in the Nahua World substantially expands and elaborates on the themes of Olko's Turquoise Diadems and Staffs of Office, originally published in Poland and never released in North America.
Leer y comprender
Lectura como placer o lectura como herramienta, ¿es necesario escoger? El gusto de leer está acompañado del manejo de las herramientas que permiten descifrar la escritura, y es mediante el entrenamiento como estas herramientas se ocultan y la lectura se transforma realmente en un placer. El análisis de los mecanismos de la lectura es austero, sin embargo, esta obra intenta presentarlos de manera clara para todos aquellos que se encargan de enseñar a leer a los niños. El aprendizaje de la lectura ha suscitado numerosos debates, muchas veces apasionados, respecto a los cuales existe una vasta literatura que emana de diversas disciplinas (pedagógicas, psicología, ciencias de la educación, logopedia,..) Aquí trataremos de no reproducir esos debates, adoptaremos la perspectiva de la psicología cognoscitiva y al miso tiempo integraremos inquietudes pedagógicas, sobre todo relacionadas con el aprendizaje de la lectura (sus fases, sus dificultades, sus prerrequisitos, etc.)
La promesa de aquella inacabable aventura : ensayos sobre el Quijote
Parodia del caballero andante, el cuerpo quijotesco se estrella y se rompe en los filos de la sociedad en la que se desvive, pero en ocasiones permite atisbar una razón que contempla y admite a la locura como una parte de su configuración. Con el alma que alberga y que a la vez lo habita, don Quijote instaura una palabra que lo amista con el otro, que combate las arbitrariedades, que sostiene la libertad electiva de las mujeres y la legitimidad del deseo de los amantes en contra del interés y del dominio, que denuncia la impostura y derrota a los usurpadores. Incesante muerte y resurrección, la locura quijotesca asienta en el corazón de la novela cervantina, y en el del lector que la recrea, la promesa de una inacabable aventura.
Cuestiones pedagógicas
¿Cuáles son las características de las ideas pedagógicas? ¿Muere una idea en el campo educativo?... Todas estas preguntas deben ser objeto de investigación. Este libro no tiene ese objetivo, aun cuando permita plantear tales interrogantes y contribuir a contestarlas tanto por su contenido como por su forma.
