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The only reason I'm still alive is because of the baby growing inside me.My baby saved my life.Now I'm a prisoner inside Cato's fortress. He's pissed at me, livid every time he looks at me. He refuses to sleep with me because now I'm the enemy.But I miss him...and he misses me.I only slept with Cato to save my father, but now he means something to me. I care about him, and I know he cares about me.Can I earn his forgiveness? Can I earn his trust?But even if I do, will he shoot me anyway?

...y no se lo trago la tierra, in the original Spanish, is Tomas Rivera's classic novel about a Mexican-American family s life as migrant workers during the 1950s, as seen through the eyes of a young boy. Exploited by farmers, shopkeepers and even fellow Mexican Americans, the boy must forge his self identity in the face of exploitation, death and disease constant moving and conflicts with school officials. ...y no se lo trago la tierra is the epic tale of a proud and indomitable people who must face powerful socio-economic forces. ...y no se lo trago la tierra is now an award-winning, major...

"La ciencia útil propone una cartografía de las comprensiones de lo procesal como?ciencia útil? por medio del análisis de las dinámicas de producción de las ideas dominantes en Europa y su recepción en Colombia y en los demás países de América Latina. La autora presenta una línea de tiempo de largo alcance que va desde el siglo XIX hasta la actualidad y que está dividida por conciencias jurídicas. Su objetivo es presentar una lectura alternativa a las periodizaciones históricas clásicas que se determinan en marcos de tiempo estrictos o en re-cuentos legislativos sobre el tema...