En septiembre de 2008, en ocasión de realizarse las XXI Jornadas de Historia Económica en la Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero, se organizó una Mesa Especial sobre los "Aspectos económicos y sociales de los procesos de independencia americana".
A Companion to American Sport History presents a collection of original essays that represent the first comprehensive analysis of scholarship relating to the growing field of American sport history.
Manuel Ignacio Silva Varela, un joven de 18 años, encendido por el espíritu patrio de la época –como muchos otros jóvenes– se apresuró a enrolarse en el ejército de Chile para participar en la Guerra del Pacífico.
El contenido de este libro es el resultado de una interrogación filosófica dirigida a la escritura de los morenistas en la prensa del primer quinquenio revolucionario, en Buenos Aires.
El propósito de este trabajo es analizar la historia de la región del Nahuel Huapi entre 1880 y 1935, desde las actividades económicas -en especial los circuitos mercantiles-, la organización social del espacio y la movilidad de las relaciones sociales, hasta las comunicaciones dialécticas entre la ciudad, la región y el mundo.
Esta obra presenta un análisis, desde la sociología del conocimiento, de la construcción de órdenes simbólicos e identidades en sociedades pluralistas modernas y toma como caso paradigmático a la Argentina, una sociedad migratoria sin par.
La cuestión indígena en la Argentina es un libro que intenta, por un lado desentrañar cuál fue el destino final de los aborígenes sometidos en el sur del territorio, y por el otro, reflexionar acercas de la actitud asumida por el Estado argentino respecto a la problemática indígena entre 1878 y 1930.
En el marco de las representaciones territoriales de la Patagonia y de la inmigración en la Argentina de mediados del siglo XIX, lo que dio en llamarse en singular Colonia Galesa estuvo constituida en verdad por dos núcleos: Colonia Chubut y Colonia 16 de Octubre.
Este libro aborda el contexto de expansión de la frontera bonaerense a lo largo del siglo XIX, poniendo la atención en el proceso de ocupación del denominado "Nuevo Sur" por la sociedad criolla.
Natural Designs chronicles the life and work of the earliest and most influential Spanish historian of the New World, Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo (1478-1557).
La obra de Arriaza y Standen aquí presentada trata de problemas de antiguos pobladores que son, en cierta medida, invariables en el tiempo y propios del crecimiento humano.
Published under the auspices of the American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati, Freedom: The Enduring Importance of the American Revolution is a narrative history of the War for Independence.
In Seven Men, New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas presents seven exquisitely crafted short portraits of widely knownbut not well understoodChristian men, each of whom uniquely showcases a commitment to live by certain virtues in the truth of the gospel.
Moving beyond the tequila-soaked cliches of Mexican tourism, this multifaceted book explores the influence and experiences of Americans in Mexico since World War II.
This classic account of interwar diplomacy examines the curious fate of the diplomat, "e;the honest man sent to lie abroad for the good of his country,"e; in the capitals of a darkening Europe.
The classic book that exposed the scandal of the dispossession of native land by American settlersAnd Still the Waters Run tells the tragic story of the liquidation of the independent Indian republics of the Choctaws, Chickasaws, Cherokees, Creeks, and Seminoles, known as the Five Civilized Tribes.
Most Americans take it for granted that a thirteen-year-old in the fifth grade is "e;behind schedule,"e; that "e;teenagers who marry "e;too early"e; are in for trouble, and that a seventy-five-year-old will be pleased at being told, "e;You look young for your age.
This is the first paperback edition of a moving appraisal of the infamous Haymarket bombing (May 1886) and the trial that followed it--a trial that was a cause celebre in the 1880s and that has since been recognized as one of the most unjust in the annals of American jurisprudence.
The entrance of Native Americans into the world of cultural resource management is forcing a change in the traditional paradigms that have guided archaeologists, anthropologists, and other CRM professionals.
Worlding America explores the circulation of short narratives in the early Americas through a combination of neglected primary materials and scholarly commentary.
One week after Ronald Reagan announced his candidacy for governor of California, the San Francisco Chronicle gibed: It was simply a flagrant example of miscasting.
In a series of essays, Runyon, reflects on the frank, often outrageous opinions of his ';old man,' who knows a thing or two about just about everythingand even if he doesn't, he'll tell you anyway.
This book explores the literary culture of Britain's radical press from 1880 to 1910, a time that saw a flourishing of radical political activity as well as the emergence of a mass print industry.
After the conquest of Mexico, colonial authorities attempted to enforce Christian beliefs among indigenous peoples-a project they envisioned as spiritual warfare.
Visions of Glory brings together twenty-two images and twenty-two brisk essays, each essay connecting an image to the events that unfolded during a particular year of the Civil War.
From Jedediah Smith's final fight to an unlikely flash flood in the desert, It Happened on the Santa Fe Trail gives readers a unique look at intriguing people and episodes from one of America's most historically important trails, the artery that opened the Southwest to settlement.
The legendary feats of Davy Crockett, who could tree a ghost, ride his thirty-seven-foot-long alligator up Niagara Falls, and drink up the Mississippi River, are common knowledge to devotees of this nineteenth-century comic superhero.
Among the Northwest Coast Indians (Tlingit, Haida, and others), potlatches traditionally are lavish community gatherings marking important events, such as funerals or marriages.
