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The riveting story of Ferdinand Magellan’s historic 60,000-mile ocean voyage—now updated with a new introduction commemorating the 500th anniversary of his journey. “Prodigious research, sure-footed prose and vivid descriptions make for a thoroughly satisfying account... it is all here in the wondrous detail, a first-rate historical page turner.”— New York Times Book Review Ferdinand Magellan's daring circumnavigation of the globe in the sixteenth century was a three-year odyssey filled with sex, violence, and amazing adventure. Now in Over the Edge of the World, prize-winning...

Gli undici saggi qui raccolti ripropongono i frutti ancora attuali di un incontro tenuto a Pisa nel 1998 tra studiosi spagnoli, italiani e francesi sui rapporti tra gli Stati italiani e la Spagna durante il periodo della "preponderanza" di quest'ultima. Tema classico, che à ̈ stato considerato in questo caso in un'ottica interdisciplinare e alla luce degli scambi di civiltà (politici, culturali, letterari) che si sono stabiliti fra i diversi poli nel corso del Cinque-Seicento. Annotation Supplied by Informazioni Editoriali

In this historical study, Lara Medina examines the early development and continuing influence of Las Hermanas, a feminist organization established in 1971 to counter the patriarchy and Eurocentrism of the U.S. Catholic Church. Medina weaves archival research and oral interviews into a cohesive narrative that highlights the keen ethnic and political awareness among the movement's leaders and participants. Medina also illuminates the strides made by Las Hermanas in undermining and reorienting the male-dominated structure of both the Catholic ministry and the Chicano civil rights movement. By...

La familia y el cristianismo son las dos instituciones que han configurado nuestra civilización. Ambas han experimentado un retroceso en las últimas décadas, de consecuencias imprevisibles en nuestro mapa cultural y social. ¿Cómo se ha producido este fenómeno? La opinión más convencional defiende que primero se produjo un retroceso religioso -Dios, si existe, ya no parece ser tan necesario-, seguido de un declive de la familia. Pero la autora demuestra que el proceso ha sido el inverso. ¿Qué consecuencias tiene esto en Occidente? ¿Cabe pensar en un regreso a la creencia en el mundo ...