América

Tratado breve sobre las características más distintivas de la civilización romana desde la fundación de Roma hasta su decadencia como imperio. Se analizan costumbres, política, filosofía, actitudes religiosas y el derecho positivo que legaron los romanos al mundo.

Much has been written about the European influence on America, though very little has been written about the reverse. Colombian educator and diplomat Germán Arciniegas worked his entire life to disclose the contributions of the New World to the Western culture: the progress of science, philosophy, and the modern word, among others. Every event and anecdote presented in this book links America to Europe, defending the notion that America completed cultural life on earth. Mucho se ha escrito sobre la influencia de Europa en América. poco, en cambio, se ha dicho en sentido contrario. en esta...

En el mes de octubre de 2003, seis meses después de la caída del régimen de Saddam Hussein, la autora inicia un viaje en solitario a Irak. En medio de una sociedad dividida entre la esperanza y la desesperación, la escritora es acogida en la casa de Umm Zina, una mujer kurda que ha regresado recientemente del exilio. A partir de la convivencia diaria, la autora recrea la crónica de Umm Zina. El testimonio de esta mujer representa la dimensión més humana que se esconde tras la barbarie de la guerra.

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