Memorias Periféricas

¿Cuál ha sido la ejecutoria histórica de los Estados nacionales? En la actualidad, se ha hecho más urgente este problema, que no admite esquematismos. La historia del Estado «desde abajo» trata de ofrecer mejores respuestas. ¿Qué lógica adoptó el Estado en diversas épocas y ante diferentes cuestiones? ¿Cómo se fraguó la mayor o menor legitimidad social de las medidas y prácticas que introdujo? ¿Qué oportunidades otorgó el nuevo espacio estatal a los diversos agentes y a los conflictivos intereses sociales? Siguiendo estos interrogantes, este libro reúne investigaciones...

Looks at the history of Puerto Rico through its works of political satire and caricature, from the arrival of the first printing press on the island to modern television and radio satirical humor.

Unique among textbooks, Sobre Las Culturas Y Civilizaciones Latinoamericanas not only describes the history of Latin America, it sets a mood that allows the reader to get real sense of the languages, cultures, and civilizations that comprise this complex and colorful land. It provides an account of how Columbus's voyages gave rise to utopian dreams, the ramifications of which led to a brilliant display of hybrid cultures, changed the ethnic composition of two continents, accelerated lines of commerce, and refashioned the Western World's diet. After discussing the topographical features and...

From the beginning of the Second World War the sea became a vitally important scene of conflict. Great Britain relied on receiving supplies by sea and, therefore, a total blockade of the United Kingdom was one the main objectives of Hitler’s Germany. The British government was forced to maintain a strategy of antisubmarine warfare throughout the conflict, while the Royal Navy sought to interrupt the Third Reich’s maritime traffic. In these circumstances the submarine became an important weapon of war. Headed by Karl Dönitz, who would later succeed Hitler as Head of State, the German...