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Étienne de la Boétie nació en Sarlat, en el sudoeste de Francia, el 01 de noviembre de 1530. Este ensayo, elogiado por Michel Mointagne, escrito “en honor de la libertad y contra los tiranos’’, ha superado la prueba el tiempo. Breve en su extensión, diáfano en su contenido, y elegante en su forma, Discurso sobre la servidumbre voluntaria es un opúsculo que resuena en la conciencia de quienes lo leen.

From reviews of the Spanish edition: “Meyer’s perceptive commentary on Mexican power politics presents new insights into the petroleum lobbies in Mexico City and Washington. With unbiased empathy he shows the validity of Mexico’s complaints about foreigners’ deriving an overabundance of profit from a nonrenewable natural resource. He understands United States history and never abuses his license to criticize.” —Hispanic American Historical Review “This useful addition to the literature on twentieth-century Mexican–United States diplomatic relations is a scholarly work, worthy...

Traces the history of the Jews in Spain until the expulsion in 1492 in regard to relations between the Crown, the Church, and the populace regarding the Jews and Conversos. Discusses, also, the fate of the Conversos during the 16th century. Focuses on Castile, with special attention to the city of Ávila. Asserts that anti-Jewish hostility in Spain, already from the time of the Visigoths, was not based on racism, but rather on negative religious stereotypes rooted in the minds of the populace and of the lower clergy, as well as on socioeconomic factors, such as the rise of Jews to dominant...

Por su amenidad y su fundamentación documental es un clásico de la literatura política argentina. Félix Luna reconstruyó en este libro la insólita y apasionante experiencia política que derivó en la clausura del tradicional régimen de partidos y abrió paso a una nueva perspectiva histórica.