Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo

What would happen if the Moon disappeared? We would try every possible way to get it back. As in everyday life, this book shows us that the answers to our problems are sometimes so close we just can't see them.

A land of extremes, from active volcanic peaks to dense rain forests, Guatemala has sustained great civilizations and attracted foreign conquerors. While shadows of its vicious, decades-long civil war still linger, Guatemala's people work toward peace and stability in the face of corruption and impunity. Illuminating photographs, insightful facts, and informative sidebars help the reader discover what it's like to live in today's Guatemala, its ancient beginnings, dramatic landscape, rich culture, resilient people, and more.

For most of history, women have been confined to their households, and to lives without equal rights or equal opportunities. This volume introduces readers to the women of the suffrage movement, the defining movement for women’s rights, especially the right to vote. Primary sources and photographs will show readers firsthand how the challenges and successes of this movement shaped the lives of women across the United States. Readers will also learn about the inequality that still exists for women, and how they can change this injustice in the future.

"El polígrafo abate Vicente Requeno y Vives, jesuita aragonés expulso y apasionado neoclásico (Calatorao, 1743-Tívoli, 1811), se dedicó intensamente en Italia a restaurar todo tipo de artes grecolatinas, consiguiendo un notable éxito en la técnica pictórica del encausto. Por el contrario, su obra filosófica ha quedado inédita en su totalidad hasta el 2008, en que Prensas Universitarias de Zaragoza editó sus Escritos filosóficos. Ahora, y con motivo del bicentenario de su muerte, presentamos un libro colectivo en el que una veintena de historiadores profundizan en la vida y la...