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The exploits of gods, goddesses, demons, monsters, heroes, and heroines come vividly to life in this illustrated anthology of more than 300 myths from around the world. From ancient Greece to indigenous Africa, mankind's most powerful and imaginative stories are retold in a modern accessible style. Full-color illustrations are featured throughout, including photographs of ancient artifacts, ruins, paintings, prints, and sculptures, bringing together centuries of artistic products and the myths that inspired them. Las hazañas de infinidad de dioses, diosas, demonios, monstruos, héroes y...

This book presents a study of three famous usurpations of the Visigothic period: the uprising of Prince Hermenegild (579-585); the rebellion of Duke Argimundo at the beginning of the reign of Recaredo; and Duke Theudemirus and the role he played in the transmission of power between Visigoths and Arabs after the fall of the kingdom of Toledo.

A brave attempt at studying Phoenician colonization from an environmental standpoint. Excavations at the tell of Castillo de Dona Blanca included study of animal and fish bones, moluscs and shellfish. A final chapter puts the biological evidence in a wider context and concludes that this kind of evidence on its own is better applied to smaller, local questions.

¿Quién es indio en el Perú? Esta es una pregunta engañosamente simple. Parece una cuestión sencilla y empírica, pero mientras más se profundiza sobre el tema, más se confronta un enredo cognoscitivo y jurídico, con diversos grados de desacuerdo, consternación y, en muchos casos, confusión. Es además una cuestión con implicaciones políticas sumamente importantes. Este libro analiza cómo se constituye la categoría social “pueblos indígenas” y el papel central que el Estado juega en este proceso. Combinando el trabajo de campo en una región del norte del Perú y la...