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Cuando los pueblos han probado el sabor de la justicia, no hay manera de derrotarlos, no hay vuelta atrás. El peronismo es nuestra propia revolución nacional: significó la incorporación democrática de los trabajadores a la política, la incorporación del mundo del trabajo a la toma de decisiones...

Uno de los ejes fundamentales de la política es lo que se suele llamar la lucha política, la cual incluye la confrontación y la cooperación entre grupos y líderes. Para entender esta relación es necesario describir y analizar esta lucha, dándole prioridad al análisis de las instituciones centrales...

Análisis del general venezolano José Antonio Paéz, acerca de la estrategia napoleónica aplicada a la guerra de independencia de las colonias americanas contra la corona española. Esta obra constituye un documento valioso para estrategas militares, analistas y estrategas políticos, especialistas...

In Beyond the Lettered City, the anthropologist Joanne Rappaport and the art historian Tom Cummins examine the colonial imposition of alphabetic and visual literacy on indigenous groups in the northern Andes. They consider how the Andean peoples received, maintained, and subverted the conventions...

This reader brings together more than 200 texts and images in a broad introduction to Guatemala's history, culture, and politics. In choosing the selections, the editors sought to avoid representing the country only in terms of its long experience of conflict, racism, and violence. And so, while offering...

Steve Hely, writer for The Office and American Dad!, and recipient of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, presents a travel book about his journey through Central and South America. Part travel book, part pop history, part comic memoir, Hely's writing will make readers want to reach for their backpack...

Ready to make the most of your time in Lima? Stop endlessly researching or reading online reviews to figure out where you should go. Instead, learn about what's worthy from an experienced travel blogger. Peru's historic capital city has plenty to see and do, but if you only have a few...

There is no other place like these islands on earth! This unmatched archipelago is a world away from the mainland, yet it also helps define the identity of Ecuador. The Galápagos Islands captured the imagination of Charles Darwin and provided the catalyst for developing his theory of evolution, forever...

Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Ushuaia, Argentina. Situated on the Beagle Strait, Ushuaia is the largest city in Tierra del Fuego, and arguably the southernmost city in the world. In the past, the town has been a missionary base, penal colony and naval base for the Argentine...

World-renowned 'tell it like it is' guidebook Discover Guatemala with this comprehensive, entertaining, 'tell it like it is' Rough Guide, packed with comprehensive practical information and our experts' honest and independent recommendations. Whether you plan to explore the Mayan ruins...

Frommer’s guides aren’t written by committee, or by travel writers who simply pop in briefly to a destination and then consider the job done. Frommer’s authors Nicholas Gill and Caroline Lascom have been covering Colombia for over a decade and this book hits all the highlights, from the Amazon...

Legendary travel writer Paul Theroux drives the entire length of the US–Mexico border, then goes deep into the hinterland, on the back roads of Chiapas and Oaxaca, to uncover the rich, layered world behind today’s brutal headlines. Paul Theroux has spent his life crisscrossing the globe...

In 2016, a record-breaking 7.86 million Americans visited Mexico, which is a lot more than we think go to Canada. So how many end up in jail? Mexico has the largest American prisoner population outside the United States, with hundreds currently serving time. Whether you have plans to visit Mexico's...

The Author, having no expectation that his reminiscences would be received with the kind indulgence of which this Second Edition is the proof, with diffidence ventured to tell so many tales connected with his own unimportant life as he has done. Emboldened by the reception his 'Tracks' have met with, he now adds a few stories which he trusts may further amuse its readers.