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Sarmiento renunció a la masonería antes de asumir, vivió de prestado en casas de parientes y sufrió un grave atentado por parte del mismo bando que propició el asesinato de Urquiza. Cargó con la epidemia de la fiebre amarilla y la mayor tragedia naval de su tiempo. Completó su mandato en medio de una rebelión militar. Lo trataron de borracho, corrupto, inútil y anticonstitucional. Pero el contexto hostil no le impidió expandir los ferrocarriles y el telégrafo, promover la ciencia y la tecnología, impulsar el uso de maquinaria agrícola.

Power Shift charts the rise of Latino political power and its impact, from the breakthrough election of the first Mexican American to the Los Angeles City Council in 1949 to today’s leadership of California and its heavyweight role in polarized America. This inspiring story recounts the origins and development of 10 LA-based Latina and Latino leaders who transformed politics and government, forging a progressive political tradition in the process.

Las primeras personas que lograron elevarse a la vida civilizada fueron los olmecas. ¿Pero por qué siguen siendo relativamente desconocidos, y permanecen escondidos en los largos y oscuros pasadizos de la historia olvidada? La verdad es que pocos historiadores están preparados para abordar la tarea de descubrir la verdadera historia de los olmecas. Y, por lo tanto, puede ser difícil para los oyentes encontrar un recurso fácil de escuchar, y que resulte cohesivo, sobre esta fascinante civilización.

Transformations in Portugal and Brazil followed the discovery of gold in Brazil's hinterland and the hinterland's subsequent settlement. Although earlier conquests and evangelizations had incorporated new lands and peoples into the monarchy, royal officials now argued that the extraction of gold and the imperatives of rivalry and commerce demanded new approaches to governance. Using archival records of royal and local administrations, Kirsten Schultz shows how the eighteenth-century Portuguese crown came to define and defend Brazil as a "colony" that would reinvigorate Portuguese power.

Central and South America were full of great civilizations. This book discusses five of the most famous: the Olmecs, Toltecs, Aztecs, Incas, and Maya. These civilizations first showed up in Central and South America over 1,000 years ago, and some descendants of these tribes are still living in these regions today!

Under the Trump administration, US immigration agencies terrorize the undocumented, target people who are here legally, and even threaten the constitutional rights of American citizens. How did we get to this point? In Illegal, Elizabeth F. Cohen reveals that our current crisis has roots in early 20th-century white nationalist politics, which began to reemerge in the 1980s. Since then, ICE and CBP have acquired bigger budgets and more power than any other law enforcement agency. Cohen argues that we must act quickly to rein in the powers of the current immigration regime....

In the course of 15 momentous years, the Spanish- and the Portuguese-American empires that had endured for three centuries came to an end in the mid-1820s. How did this come about? Not all Latin Americans desired such a change, and the independence wars were civil wars, often cruel and always violent. What social and economic groups lined up on one side or the other? Were there variations from place to place, region to region? Did men and women differ in their experiences of war?

In the early 19th century, the United States turned its idealistic gaze southward, imagining a legacy of revolution and republicanism it hoped would dominate the American hemisphere. From pulsing port cities to Midwestern farms and Southern plantations, an adolescent nation hailed Latin America's independence movements as glorious tropical reprises of 1776.

Audiolivro objetivo e ágil, engajado e muito bem documentado, trata das questões centrais da História da Escravidão no Brasil. A obra de Jaime Pinsky aborda temas como o tráfico, a vida cotidiana dos escravos no trabalho e na senzala, a vida sexual e a resistência oferecida pelos negros contra a opressão. O autor, não aceita, contudo, a ideia, defendida por certos historiadores, de que a escravidão permitia relações harmoniosas entre senhores e escravos: no audiolivro, ele revela o caráter cruel da escravidão e sua influência perversa na formação de nossa sociedade.

Publicado en 1941, Brasil, país de futuro parece un libro recién terminado. Zweig escribió tanto sobre aquella tierra que parecía haber nacido allí, evocando con gran precisión los detalles y entresijos de la historia, economía, y cultura brasileñas, así como el desarrollo de sus principales ciudades. Con su habitual destreza y sensibilidad, echó mano de sus vivencias e impresiones personales para retratar una vasta, atrayente y fértil tierra con inmensos recursos y una historia carente de grandes guerras....

¿La cultura olmeca fue la cultura madre de Mesoamérica, o eso es pura madre? ¿Eran africanos los olmecas? ¿Fueron extraterrestres los mayas? ¿Quién inventó la escritura, el calendario y la numeración en Mesoamérica? ¿Cómo y para qué se usaba todo eso? ¿Los danzantes de Monte Albán bailaban cumbia? Esas y muchas otras preguntas son respondidas en este segundo tomo de México antes de ser México que contiene información confiable y actualizada sobre los orígenes de los diversos pueblos que florecieron y se desarrollaron en Mesoamérica.

O Brasil assistiu nos últimos anos ao rápido crescimento da JBS, que, nas mãos dos irmãos Wesley e Joesley Batista, saiu da condição de pequena empresa familiar para transformar-se em gigante mundial. Já no auge do sucesso, Joesley trocou o seu iate Blessed (“Abençoado”, em inglês) por um novo e maior, que batizou de Why Not (“Por que não?”). O sugestivo nome parecia indicar os rumos que os irmãos estavam dispostos a trilhar. Por que não subornar políticos para aprovar leis que favorecessem a empresa? Por que não crescer contando com atalhos e privilégios de uma rede estatal de benefícios?

El periodo Clásico mesoamericano fue un tiempo de crecimiento, desarrollo y consolidación, en el que tanto la gente como los distintos poderes se concentraron en grandes centros urbanos.

There are many tales of his military might and strong character, there are those who see Ernesto “Che” Guevara as a hero and the greatest socialist mind of his time, but there are those who see him as a ruthless military leader who executed people without trials and who violated several human rights. Very few men have been subject to as much mysticism and admiration as Ernesto Guevara. His image has been used as the symbol for revolution, freedom, and rebellion in every corner of the world.

Our book guides you through every corner of the Inca civilization, from their Land of the Four Quarters to Machu Picchu, the Forgotten City. Trace their astounding rise to power and follow them into battle against Spanish Conquistadors.

Achieving the American Dream has become increasingly difficult for many Latinos, despite the huge opportunities, because there is a lack of mentorship and inspiration from Latino role models ... but it doesn't have to be that way. This audiobook will tell you how 50 of the most successful Latinos and Latinas in America turned their dreams into reality. These inspirational people share their stories, providing us insight into the mindset, actions, and habits that allowed them to overcome barriers and conquer fears, and to achieve what they once thought was impossible.

Narrada en clave de thriller político y policial, esta crónica reconstruye la historia de los veintiún fusileros que desafiaron la dictadura.

Tras la noticia del descubrimiento de América por Colón en 1492, decenas de aventureros emigraron a las nuevas tierras en busca de gloria y riquezas. Uno de ellos, el célebre Hernán Cortés Monroy Pizarro Altamirano, nacido en 1485 en España, sería el protagonista de una verdadera proeza al conquistar el Imperio Mexica, con no más de mil españoles a su mando, un enorme imperio de millones de súbditos.

Luego de volver a sus raíces asháninkas, Edwin Chota combate la tala ilegal en la comunidad amazónica de Saweto hasta que unos traficantes de madera lo asesinan a balazos. Máxima Acuña, agricultora y pastora de los Andes de Cajamarca, se resiste a abandonar la que considera su propiedad pese a la presencia del proyecto minero Conga, que busca extraer oro en los mismos linderos. Osman Cuñachí, de once años, aparece bañado en petróleo en una foto que recorre el mundo y da cuenta del derrame que contaminó la comunidad de Nazareth y el río donde los awajún nadaban y pescaban.

Los aztecas creían que las ofrendas de sangre y vidas humanas eran necesarias para el continuo funcionamiento del universo.