América escrita

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Este libro rastrea los diferentes escritos de Jeremy Bentham que llegaron a Colombia después de la Independencia, con el ánimo de establecer el pensamiento benthamista que fue leído por los neogranadinos. Así, se sigue la pista de Bentham a lo largo de la década de 1820, para definir hasta qué punto su filosofía moral influyó la sociedad colombiana. Para ubicar su producción literaria e intelectual y sus motivaciones, se interpreta la relación de los textos de Bentham con los lectores neogranadinos, mediante un examen de las diferentes versiones que surgieron antes de llegar a...

James Lockhart hace un recorrido a partir de 1545 hasta 1770 para descifrar usos y costumbres, organizacion politica y social, rasgos culturales como la escritura, las ciencias y las artes, asi como la vida religiosa de los nahuas, para situarlos como una de las culturas mas ricas en cuanto a presencia historica y simbologia etnica, todo lo cual le confiere el rango de protagonista audaz del encuentro de dos mundos.

Jorge Garcia Montes was born in New York, United States, on october 19, 1898. His father, Jose Maria Garcia Montes, was exiled during the war of Cuba's independence against the Spaniards. Later, he became the first Secretary of Finance in 1902 with the first President of the Republic of Cuba, Tomas Estrada Palma. He studied at the University of Havana, where he graduated with a Law degree in 1917. An eminent student, he recieved several awards, among them the Lanuza prize. Elected to the House of Representatives from the Province of Santa Clara, Garcia Montes was a member of the Liberal...