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...

A riveting, comprehensive history of the Arab people and tribes that explores the role of language as a cultural touchstone. This kaleidoscopic book covers almost 3,000 years of Arab history and shines a light on the footloose Arab people and tribes who conquered lands and disseminated their language and culture over vast distances. Tracing this process to the origins of the Arabic language, rather than the advent of Islam, Tim Mackintosh-Smith begins his narrative more than a thousand years before Muhammad and focuses on how Arabic, both spoken and written, has functioned as a vital source...

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Más allá de narrarnos los avatares del protagonista en la guerra de Marruecos y en la Guerra Civil, esta novela es, sobre todo, la historia de una pasión que va más allá del tiempo, del destino y del dolor. Una historia valiente, descarnada y profundamente apasionada en una época convulsa.

¡SÃLO PARA ARGENTINOS!Entre el «déme dos» de la década del 90 y el «estamos comenzando a salir del infierno», del presidente Kirchner, los argentinos vivimos entre el 2002 y el 2005, la crisis más grande de nuestra historia.Temas como la pesificación, las elecciones que consagraron a Kirchner, el Canje de la Deuda, la muerte de Juan Pablo II, el JuicioPolítico a los miembros de la Corte Suprema, la baja de los índices de pobreza, los piqueteros, las relaciones exteriores, la creación de empleos, la reindustrialización del país, los chismes políticos, etc, son comentados por el ...