El Manifiesto Comunista de Karl Marx y Friedrich Engels

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.

Los últimos vestigios del Antiguo Régimen, que inútilmente pretenderán defender las antiguas clases dirigentes, quedarán barridos del escenario europeo por el empuje de las nuevas fuerzas surgidas de la revolución industrial. Aún predominan los factores de la economía tradicional: la producción agrícola es superior a la industrial; los transportes continúan siendo lentos y caros, a pesar de la creciente extensión de los ferrocarriles; las oligarquías financieras no prodigan los créditos bancarios. Pero surge, pujante, apoyada en el soporte ideológico que le ofrece el...

Warm. Colorful. Huge. Welcome to Mexico! In this bright, exciting book, young readers will travel to this amazing country without ever leaving their homes or classrooms. During their journey, they will learn all about Mexico's cities, food, holidays, music, and wildlife. They even learn how to speak a few words in Spanish! This 32-page book features controlled text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction. The engaging text, bold design, and stunning photos are sure to capture children's interest.

High in the Inyo Mountains, between Owens Valley and Death Valley National Park, lies the ghost town of Cerro Gordo. Discovered in 1865, this silver town boomed to a population of 3,000 people in the hands of savvy entrepreneurs during the 1870s. As the silver played out and the town faded, a few hung on to the dream. By the early 1900s, Louis D. Gordon wandered up the Yellow Grade Road where freight wagons once traversed with silver and supplies and took a closer look at the zinc ore that had been tossed aside by early miners. The Fat Hill lived again, primarily as a small company town. By...