Aldea 1936

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The first references of man as a navigator of the seas are found in Genesis. Through this book (That was not in my History of Navigation book) you will know how the first navigations were. You will be able to know the myths of the sea, seaworthy superstitions or the history of mythical ships.

Se presentan análisis empiricos desde disciplinas como la antropología, la lingüística, la historia, la arqueología, que narran las acciones de los pueblos como factores indispnsables del todo social, con la finalidad de saber la realidad sociocultural de las poblaciones originarias de América

Uno de los grandes riesgos de las síntesis históricas es que al darle forma a los procesos de cambio que modifican de raíz una sociedad en un lapso de tiempo se pierden de vista las pequeñas historias de los grupos sociales participantes en los grandes movimientos. Evitar esto es uno de los grandes aciertos del libro de Hamnett, quien hace una crítica de la historia del movimiento independentista mexicano con base en la problemática de cada región del país.