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Examining not only the influence exercised by the Colonial West on India, but also the influence of India on Western modern thought, this study aims to decolonize the Indian continent of the clichés and tales imposed on it by the West and by modernity. The result is a fascinating investigation that not only questions traditionally accepted prejudices about India itself, but also criticizes the traditional perspective dictated by the Western social sciences. Examinando no sólo la influencia del occidente colonial, si no también la influencia de la India en el pensamiento moderno occidental, ...

A partir de 1692, la endermedad de la roya diezma los cutivos de trigo sobre la socta del Perú. La demanda peruana en cereales, cubierta en pocos años por Chile, impulsa el tráfico marítimo y el comercio del trigo entre Valparaíso y El Callao. Este es el telón de fondo de la apasionante historia de una compañia comercial establecida en Lima y en Santiago de Chile de 1710 a 1730 cuyas huellas contables e intercambios epistolares - hecho raro en la América española de inicios del siglo XVII - han sido conservados por los archivos. Las cartas entre los socios, entre el maestre del...

"Explore China's amazing features, including the Great Wall, the capital city of Beijing, and more. Now in Spanish, this book's carefully leveled text, full-color photographs, and age-appropriate critical thinking questions bring China to life."

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