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El Libro pretende hacer conocer y desmitificar la historia de un edificio existente en el centro de la ciudad de Durazno (Uruguay), conocido como “el Cuartel General Rivera” o la “Antigua Guardia Cárcel”. Hoy en día ya no cumple ninguna de esas dos funciones. Siendo declarado Patrimonio histórico Departamental, la obra saca a la luz sus orígenes, su pasado y su historia.

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"A fascinating and beautifully argued interpretation of how the American war in Southeast Asia affected Chicano communities. The author provides the most complete and well-documented study to date of this important chapter in U.S. history and its impact on an ethnic group with long-standing traditions of military service, assimilation, and resistance to injustice. Oropeza's book is what students of the Chicano Movement, especially the Mexican American role in antiwar activities during the Vietnam War period, have been waiting for."—George Mariscal, author of Aztlán and Viet Nam: Chicano...

Breve historia de la Legión romana es un recorrido apasionante por los campamentos militares romanos y sus habitantes. La obra explica su composición formal, la descripción de los entornos más idóneos donde establecer un contingente militar, los elementos defensivos y ofensivos, los espacios relativos a la administración y gestión de la legión que allí habitaba, los lugares de habitación de los legados y tribunos, los barracones donde descansaba el resto de la tropa, los almacenes donde guardaban provisiones, el hospital militar en que se recuperaban de las largas marchas de...