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Pa s de un solo hombre: el M xico de Santa Anna es el t tulo general de una obra en tres vol menes. Este primer tomo, la ronda de los contrarios, se refiere por igual a un tiempo, a un espacio y a un personaje. el tiempo: los ltimos a os de la Colonia y los primeros de la Independencia. En cuanto al personaje, Antonio L pez de Santa Anna, se adue de tal manera de aquel tiempo y de aquel espacio que por eso este libro no podr a titularse de otro modo.

An expansive tribute to the life and achievements of this internationally renowned Turkish scholar and culturalist Cultural Horizons recognizes the extraordinary achievements of Talat Sait Halman throughout his multifaceted career as Turkey's Minister of Culture, Ambassador for Cultural Affairs, professor, poet, translator, literary author and critic, newspaper columnist, and public speaker. Seventy-two distinguished scholars, journalists, translators, and creative writers from around the world have written for this work. Contributions include poetry, essays, a play, and articles.

Sensacional ensayo que avanza a través de la «Filosofía», la «Literatura», la «Historia» y, en definitiva, de la «Cultura» de las sociedades poscoloniales para explicar la forma en la que Occidente ha impuesto su hegemonía cultural ellas.

Seventeen Egyptologists and archaeologists probe the most compelling mysteries of ancient Egypt in this illustrated collection of 70 brief essays. Answers to age-old questions about Egyptian burial rituals, architecture, and royalty are provided, and recent discoveries are discussed—evidence that Tutankhamen was murdered, boats buried intact deep in the desert beside the tombs of the earliest kings, unexplained shafts inside the Great Pyramids aligned with the stars, and a massive mausoleum built for the many sons of Ramses II. The essays are supplemented with evocative photographs,...