26 años de esclavitud

Se trata de una exhaustiva investigación, reveladora de los pormenores de la trata africana y sus consecuencias en todos los ámbitos –sobre todo las implicaciones sociales y económicas— en América. Se describe la tragedia humana que representó la esclavitud, la larga lucha por la abolición, la participación de los africanos y sus descendientes en las guerras de independencia, sus aportes culturales y los rasgos de discriminación contra los cuales, aún hoy, se lucha en nuestras latitudes.

Osiris, god of the dead, was one of ancient Egypt's most important deities. The earliest secure evidence for belief in him dates back to the fifth dynasty (c.2494-2345BC), but he continued to be worshipped until the fifth century AD. Following Osiris is concerned with ancient Egyptian conceptions of the relationship between Osiris and the deceased, or what might be called the Osirian afterlife, asking what the nature of this relationship was and what the prerequisites were for enjoying its benefits. It does not seek to provide a continuous or comprehensive account of Egyptian ideas on this...

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«Guerra, Revolución, Constitución (1808 y 2008)» pretén contribuir a l'ampli i ric debat historiogràfic a propòsit de la Guerra de la Independència i de les transformacions socials i polítiques que el conflicte va propiciar. Una guerra i uns canvis que no poden plantejar-se ni entendre's al marge de la situació de la monarquia i de la crisi de l'Antic Règim en els territoris de tots dos hemisferis i als dos costats de l?Atlàntic. La Guerra i la Revolució, el valor de la Constitució i l'inevitable i necessari transitar de la història a la literatura, constitueixen els diferents...