Relatos de ultratumba.

The complexity of a country in which violence and internal armed-conflict coexist with enormous cultural, natural, and human riches is captured in this illuminating essay by Colombian poet William Ospina. The accompanying photographs—all previously unpublished—are taken by some of Colombia's best photographers, and each in its own way sheds light on the possibility of a future in which the nation may become reconciled with itself. Esta colección de textos del célebre escritor colombiano William Ospina es un retrato de matices, buenos y malos, escrito de manera crítica pero certera...

Who has not heard of Cuba? Its beaches, music, food, the beautiful women... and even Fidel Castro? But how many of you know about the misery and repression in which the people of Cuba live? How far does the violation of the civil rights of the people of Cuba go? It's hard to put so many bad things together in a small book. I'll show you some of the most relevant and the simplest things you never think about because you always had it when you need it and when you want it.

J.R.S. Phillips muestra de manera detallada el alcance de la expansi n medieval europea entre los a os 1000 y 1500, sus ra ces en las ideas cl sicas del mundo, y c mo stas promovieron los famosos viajes del Renacimiento. Asimismo, examina algunos de los mitos que eran corrientes en Europa antes del a o 1500, y algunos de los que han surgido desde entonces, como el mapa de Vinland.

El régimen económico durante la colonia - Agricultura y artesanía durante el siglo XIX - La inserción de la economía colombiana en el mercado mundial - Los orígenes de la industrialización - La industrialización liberal - Desarrollo y violencia - Un modelo comparativo 1950-1970 - Auge económico, neoliberalismo y crisis - Hacia el nuevo milenio - Postcripto el inicio turbulento del siglo XXI.