Más allá de los mares conocidos. Cinco siglos de la expedición Magallanes-Elcano

Acostumbrados a hablar de las relaciones entre cine y literatura, explorar los parentescos entre cine y pintura y sondear las dimensiones filosóficas del cine, tendemos a olvidar con demasiada facilidad los remotos y firmes vínculos del binomio CIENCIA-CINE. Aunque la primera historia general del cine publicada en 1925 dedicaba la mitad de la obra a evocar, razonar y justificar las múltiples y esenciales ventajas que para la investigación científica y la enseñanza de las ciencias habría de reportar el cinematógrafo, el nuevo invento -como consecuencia del gran desarrollo científico e ...

En este volumen se aborda el mestizaje entre la diversidad de pueblos que coexistieron y se enfrentaron en Am rica durante el siglo XVI: princesas incas, hechiceras indias, mulatos, jud os, misioneros de la selva brasile a, esclavos negros, piratas del Caribe, mestizos, tramperos franceses de Canad y puritanos de Boston van a inventar una segunda Am rica, sin saber que edifican el porvenir del continente.

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A beautiful slipcase holds three volumes on the history of Bogota, making this resource an indispensable and fascinating documentary of Colombia's capital. The first two volumes that cover the conquest, colonialism, and the 19th century have been updated with fresh designs, while a completely new third volume covers the 20th century and includes the history of Bogota's expansion, the development of services and institutions, and the achievements and failures of more recent times. This lovely collection constitutes a legacy of obligatory reading for both its current and future inhabitants....