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¿Cómo era la ciudad donde se formó Carlos Gardel? ¿En qué consistió ese fascinante y misterioso mundo urbano de principios del siglo XX? ¿Cómo se construyó aquel universo cultural en el que llegaron a convivir el tango y la ópera, el sainete y la zarzuela, los Podestá e Isadora Duncan?

This collection of interviews explores the role of religion in the lives of eminent South Africans who led the struggle against apartheid. Nelson Mandela, Chris Hani, Desmond Tutu, Nadine Gordimer, and seventeen other political, religious, and cultural leaders share the beliefs and values that informed the moral positions they adopted, often at great cost. From all ethnic, religious, and political backgrounds, these men and women have shaped one of the greatest political transformations of the century. What emerges from the interviews are reflections on all aspects of life in an embattled...

Obra que puede considerarse como la última de una trilogía sobre el México borbónico, de carácter más general que sus dos antecesores. Con objeto de mostrar la conmoción causada por el ataque de los Borbones a la Iglesia mexicana, el autor incluye capítulos basados en los cronistas mendicantes de Michoacán, en los que se observa la dinámica del catolicismo barroco en la Nueva España de los primeros decenios del siglo XVIII.