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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...

En este libro, el autor explora la construccion de la nacionalidad a traves de los deportes. Analiza dimensiones sociales y culturales de clase que estan reflejadas en las practicas deportivas; toma tres figuras predominantes de epocas distintas: Juan Manuel Gangio, campeon mundial del automovilismo; Carlos Monzon, boxeador, y Diego Armando Maradona, los tres salidos de estratos sociales marginados, y da cuenta de la heterogeneidad que el pais ha sabido albergar, y de la complejidad moral y social que lo atraviesa.

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