Las Hermanas

In this historical study, Lara Medina examines the early development and continuing influence of Las Hermanas, a feminist organization established in 1971 to counter the patriarchy and Eurocentrism of the U.S. Catholic Church. Medina weaves archival research and oral interviews into a cohesive narrative that highlights the keen ethnic and political awareness among the movement's leaders and participants. Medina also illuminates the strides made by Las Hermanas in undermining and reorienting the male-dominated structure of both the Catholic ministry and the Chicano civil rights movement. By...

?Se trata de un libro que, desde el rigor pero con contenido gráfico y tono ameno, trata de analizar los conflictos bélicos de varios siglos de nuestra historia deteniéndose en la composición de los ejércitos, el desarrollo del armamento, la utilización de animales en las batallas o la aparición de las armas de fuego." (Revista BBC Historia, Diciembre 2010) ?Este es un libro con la loable pretensión de entretener al lector y abrir su curiosidad dando un paseo por esa apasionante parte de la historia, a todos aquellos que no estén muy versados en historia militar les parecerá...

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Does a “perfect assassination” exist? Perfect crimes are the ones we never hear about. Crimes involving a double affront to their victims where we couldn’t have known leaves their closest relatives, helpless and disheartened at the destruction. “Thou shall not kill,” is present in all civilizations as a fundamental premise, and perhaps the only one absolutely necessary for coexistence between humans. The majority of these crimes are considered perfect solely because of the incompetence of the investigators. With detention techniques, no crime, regardless of how well-planned, always...

Durante el duro período de la guerra civil española y los primeros años de la desoladora posguerra, muchas personas desconocidas, españoles pero también extranjeros, escribieron cartas cuyo destinatario último era Francisco Franco. Las razones que propiciaron estos textos epistolares fueron muy diversas, pero todos ellos poseen un rasgo común: reflejan el clima de miseria moral y material que asoló España durante el conflicto bélico y la época inmediatamente posterior. Una obra reveladora que no solo ofrece al público general una serie de valiosos documentos históricos a los que...