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«El martes 11 de septiembre de 2001 amaneció templado y casi sin nubes en la parte este de Estados Unidos. Millones de hombres y mujeres se disponían a ir a trabajar. Algunos fueron a las Torres Gemelas, la estructura arquitectónica emblemática del complejo del World Trade Center en la ciudad de Nueva York. Otros se encaminaron a Arlington, Virginia, hacia el Pentágono. Al otro lado del río Potomac, el Congreso de Estados Unidos celebraba sesiones de nuevo. En el otro extremo de Pennsylvania Avenue, la gente empezaba a hacer cola para visitar la Casa Blanca. En Sarasota, Florida, el...

Este cuarto volumen de la colecci n Latinoam rica Fin de Milenio, re ne trabajos de investigadores y especialistas de diversos pa ses de Am rica Latina. Los temas aqu presentados son razonamientos y b squedas variadas a partir de las particulares disciplinas de las ciencias sociales y de las humanidades. Cada autor, desde su propio enfoque, analiza temas y problemas sobre historia, filosof a pol tica, sociolog a y educaci n.

This book is a Spanish translation of the proceedings of a conference held in 1986. Archaeologists and conservators from around the world met in Mexico City to examine the unique problems associated with in situ archaeological conservation. The papers presented focus on a wide variety of materials (including adobe, wood, ceramics, textiles, painting, skin, and bone) and sites as diverse as Algeria and the Arctic. Of special note are case studies of three spectacular sites in Mexico: Teotihuacan, Tenochtitlan, and Cacaxtla.

Jorge Garcia Montes was born in New York, United States, on october 19, 1898. His father, Jose Maria Garcia Montes, was exiled during the war of Cuba's independence against the Spaniards. Later, he became the first Secretary of Finance in 1902 with the first President of the Republic of Cuba, Tomas Estrada Palma. He studied at the University of Havana, where he graduated with a Law degree in 1917. An eminent student, he recieved several awards, among them the Lanuza prize. Elected to the House of Representatives from the Province of Santa Clara, Garcia Montes was a member of the Liberal...