El espejismo del mestizaje

El relato de viajes encendi durante siglos la imaginaci n europea y llev consigo la fe de un proyecto expansionista presentado como apasionante misi n ecum nica. He aqu una aguda lectura de relatos de muy diversa ndole que presentan una rica variedad de miradas colonizadoras: escritos del siglo XVIII sobre frica del Sur, la literatura de viajes sentimental, la temprana exploraci n del frica Occidental, la invenci n de Am rica del Sur durante la independencia y, de forma m s reciente, la di spora desde las antiguas colonias latinoamericanas hacia las metr polis en busca de una vida mejor.

The area of Amalthea, better known as Central College, was platted by Timothy Lee in 1816. Situated three miles southeast of Westerville, Central College was built along Big Walnut Creek. A college known as the Blendon Institute was formed in 1832. In 1842, the institute was given to the Presbyterian church to form the Central College of Ohio. However, due to financial struggles, the school--later known as Central College Academy--closed in 1894. The Ohio School for the Deaf Alumni Association purchased the defunct school property and created the Ohio Home for the Aged and Infirm Deaf; it was ...

�En qu� momento una persona que busca un futuro profesional, la cura para una extra�a enfermedad o simplemente la garant�a de tener un plato en la mesa se convierte en un delincuente? �En qu� momento acaba la persona y comienza el prejuicio? Tal vez cuando sus historias quedan en el olvido. Son trece los casos con los que Eileen Truax destruye el estigma que el miedo y la ignorancia ha construido alrededor de los inmigrantes mexicanos: un abogado, una fot�grafa y hasta un capit�n de polic�a, entre otros, descubren la realidad de quienes eligen, con esp�ritu y voluntad,...

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