Arqueología de La Payunia (Mendoza, Argentina)

"A fascinating and beautifully argued interpretation of how the American war in Southeast Asia affected Chicano communities. The author provides the most complete and well-documented study to date of this important chapter in U.S. history and its impact on an ethnic group with long-standing traditions of military service, assimilation, and resistance to injustice. Oropeza's book is what students of the Chicano Movement, especially the Mexican American role in antiwar activities during the Vietnam War period, have been waiting for."—George Mariscal, author of Aztlán and Viet Nam: Chicano...

A la luz de investigaciones llevadas a cabo durante los dos ultimos decenios, Romano ha extendido el ambito de la discusion para incluir el espacio hispanoamericano. Ha podido verse que la America colonial aprovecho las dificultades de sus metropolis para ofrecer una coyuntura opuesta: si Europa en su conjunto -con las notables excepciones de Inglaterra y los Paises Bajos- pasa por una crisis secular, el continente americano proporciona ciertas senales de liberacion y de desarrollo economico.

La juventud vasca ha expresado sus aspiraciones y reivindicaciones políticas y sociales de formas múltiples y diversas, padeciendo una reacción represiva exacerbada y arbitraria por parte del Estado: criminalización de sus actividades públicas, montajes policiales, detenciones masivas, tortura, procesos judiciales inquisitoriales, políticas carcelarias criminales… A su vez, como si de una cadena se tratase, la reacción estatal ha originado la activación de miles de personas, principalmente de madres y padres, en defensa de unos derechos que consideran elementales y que ven...

Known as the "Queen City of the Ozarks," Springfield was founded in 1829 and became the seat of Greene County in 1835. Beginning in 1870, Springfield served as a railroad hub that connected the Ozarks culturally and financially to Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago, and points along the East Coast. In 1938, Route 66 became part of the city's history when the legendary highway came through the public square on College Street. Built on land donated by Springfield founder John Polk Campbell, the square continues to be a vital part of the city's culture and economy. Postcard History Series:...