El emperador y los ríos. Religión, ingeniería y política en el Imperio Romano

En este libro, el autor explora la construccion de la nacionalidad a traves de los deportes. Analiza dimensiones sociales y culturales de clase que estan reflejadas en las practicas deportivas; toma tres figuras predominantes de epocas distintas: Juan Manuel Gangio, campeon mundial del automovilismo; Carlos Monzon, boxeador, y Diego Armando Maradona, los tres salidos de estratos sociales marginados, y da cuenta de la heterogeneidad que el pais ha sabido albergar, y de la complejidad moral y social que lo atraviesa.

Los movimientos independentistas que, a lo largo del siglo XIX, pusieron fin al dominio ibérico en América constituyen una épica apasionante y llena de claroscuros. Es una aventura rica en sucesos extraordinarios y personajes notables que contribuyeron a redefinir el rostro de un continente. La memoria colectiva conserva algunos de estos sucesos y a muchos de sus protagonistas. Sin embargo, una parte significativa de lo ocurrido durante ese tormentoso siglo y un buen número de figuras que encabezaron dicho impulso libertario han sido objeto del más injusto olvido. Juan María Alponte nos ...

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