Breve historia contemporánea del Brasil

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No existe otro ser menos visible en la historia latinoamericana que el niño. Su ausencia en los innumerables y abultados relatos de nuestra historia es sorprendente. Tanto las historias apologéticas del nacionalismo, gustosas de héroes y gobernantes, como las historias de las grandes estructuras económicas y sociales, todas olvidaron a los niños. Sin embargo, los niños siempre estuvieron ahí. Desde la época prehispánica hasta el presente, los niños han participado, de muy diversas maneras, en los eventos más cruciales y decisivos. El propósito principal de este libro es el de...

El respetado erudito William Bennett vuelve a poner al corriente aEstados Unidos con su herencia en el segundo volumen de América: La última esperanza. Estainteresante narrativa corta las telarañas del tiempo, la memoria y elpreponderante cinismo para dar un nuevo ímpetu a Estados Unidos mediante unpatriotismo informado. El segundo volumen de Bennett continúa la historianorteamericana donde la dejó el volumen 1, en los albores de la Primera GuerraMundial. La historia conmovedora de Bennett lleva a los lectores a través dedías lúgubres, resaltando las tragedias, los triunfos, el...