Alejandro: 698 books
by Alejandro Díaz Pérez
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 25, 2019
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 25, 2019
Este texto plantea de manera pormenorizada las principales problemáticas que derivan de las tensiones existentes entre las actividades empresariales y los derechos humanos de los pueblos indígenas, así como los estándares nacionales e internacionales en la materia, acompañados de diversas fuentes...
Héroes al volante
La F1 en México
Language: Spanish
Release Date: September 17, 2015
**Frente al regreso de la Fórmula 1 en México Rosas, uno de los más populares historiadores de la actualidad, ofrece al lector un recuento histórico lleno de datos y anécdotas sobre los pasados premios realizados en México. **
Ésta es una historia de individuos comunes y corrientes...
by Luis Mr. Mendonca, Shamsuddin Mr. Tareq, Luis Mr. Valdivieso
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2000
This report provides an overview of the economic and institutional developments in East Timor up to September 1999 and the immediate impact of the violent events that followed the August 30, 1999 referendum to decide East Timor's future status. The report presents the key elements of the strategy recommended...
Nor-tec Rifa!
Electronic Dance Music from Tijuana to the World
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2008
At the dawn of the twenty-first century, the Nor-tec phenomenon emerged from the border city of Tijuana and through the Internet, quickly conquered a global audience. Marketed as a kind of "ethnic" electronic dance music, Nor-tec samples sounds of traditional music from the north of Mexico,...
The Chaco War 1932–35
South America’s greatest modern conflict
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2011
The Chaco War was massive territorial war between Bolivia and Paraguay, which cost almost a 100,000 lives. An old fashioned territorial dispute, the contested area was the Gran Chaco Boreal, a 100,000-square mile region of swamp, jungle and pampas with isolated fortified towns. The wilderness terrain...
The Hunt for Pancho Villa
The Columbus Raid and Pershing’s Punitive Expedition 1916–17
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2012
On March 9, 1916, troops under the command of Pancho Villa attacked Columbus, New Mexico and its local detachment of the US 13th Cavalry Regiment, killing 18 people and burning the town. Six days later, on orders from President Woodrow Wilson, General John J. "Black Jack†? Pershing led an expeditionary...
The Bay of Pigs
Cuba 1961
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2011
ALSO AVAILABLE TO BUY AS AN E-BOOK. The landings by the Cuban exile Assault Brigade 2506 at the Bay of Pigs on April 17, 1961 led to three days of savage but unequal combat. Before they even sailed for Cuba, a White House decision had condemned them to constant attacks by Castro's air force, which...
Uniforms of the German Soldier
An Illustrated History from 1870 to the Present Day
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013
This book traces the evolution of the German Army uniform from 1870 to the present day, using nearly 800 photographs to offer the reader an unparalleled analysis. Each image is accompanied by a detailed caption, explaining interesting aspects of the soldier’s uniform, insignia and equipment.
It...
by Alejandro Reyes
Language: Spanish
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Language: Spanish
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Un análisis sobre la temática rural en los diálogos de paz.
Este libro presenta un completo análisis sobre el acuerdo de reforma rural que se ha discutidoen los diálogos de paz en La Habana entre el Gobierno de Colombia y la guerrilla de las farc.
Los lectores podrán encontrar...
The Conquest of the Aztec Empire
A Chronicle of the Collision of Two Worlds (Short ilustrated version)
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2011
Trying to understand the conquest of the Aztec Empire entails penetrating one of the most fabulous and sad episodes of the history of mankind. It is well known that the Spaniards, led by Hernan Cortes, conquered the Aztecs; the most powerful civilization of Mesoamerica. However, there are many questions...
by Eugenio Aguirre, Francisco Martín Moreno, Alejandro Rosas
Language: Spanish
Release Date: September 15, 2014
Language: Spanish
Release Date: September 15, 2014
La historia de México está llena de grandes momentos épicos y héroes memorables, pero desafortunadamente también de episodios vergonzosos plagados de traición, ambición desmedida y deshonor, como los que se narran en esta primera entrega de los divulgadores de la historia más populares de...
Tiempo de héroes y villanos
Los conspiradores 2
Language: Spanish
Release Date: August 18, 2016
Héroes para unos y villanos para otros, los controvertidos personajes de los episodios más apasionantes del pasado de este país son puestos al descubierto por LOS CONSPIRADORES, quienes cada semana desentrañan los mitos y realidades de los protagonistas de la historia de México en** "El...
The Spanish Civil War 1936–39 (2)
Republican Forces
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2015
The Spanish Civil War was the curtainraiser to World War II and involved a complex collection of forces, particularly on the Republican side. This title illustrates how diverse the Republican forces were, drawn from loyal elements of the Spanish army that rejected the appeal of the rebel generals,...
The Spanish Civil War 1936–39 (1)
Nationalist Forces
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2014
The Spanish Civil War, 1936–39, was the curtain-raiser to World War II, and the major international event of the 1930s. It was the first great clash of 20th-century ideologies, between the rebel Nationalist army led by General Franco (right-wing, and aided by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy), and...