Cultura política en los Andes (1750-1950)

A través de una serie de relatos que surgen de la historia de la cartografía, Segio de Régules expone la problemática principal de esta disciplina: ¿cómo puede representarse a la Tierra en un plano bidimensional y cuáles han sido los resultados de los intentos de tener una imagen fiel del mundo en un papel? A partir de esta pregunta, la obra narra historias que abordan los problemas relacionados con la concepción de un mapa por medio de la geometría, la historia, la sociología, la tecnología y las artes.

El presente libro es resultado de una investigación histórica que aporta sobre las migraciones extranjeras a Colombia y en este caso particular sobre los inmigrantes de la India Oriental. En la segunda década del siglo xx se asentaron en las poblaciones intermedias del valle geográfico del río Cauca un grupo de jóvenes inmigrantes indostanos, de religión musulmana, que en la segunda década del siglo xx se asentaron en las poblaciones intermedias del valle geográfico del río Cauca, unos, definitivamente, otros temporalmente, para dedicarse a la actividad comercial que demandaba la...

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...