La "vía chilena" al socialismo (1970-1973)

The appearance of modern mercenaries came at the end of World War II including the French, British, and Belgians that acted during the decolonization process in the 60s and 70s. Currently, the classic mercenary has been replaced by private military companies like Blackwater. This is their story.

La larga trayectoria historiográfica del profesor Paul Preston le acredita como el más relevante continuador de la fecunda tradición del hispanismo británico. El presente volumen quiere constituir un homenaje que completa el que se le rindiera con su nombramiento como doctor honoris causa de nuestra Universidad. En los textos aquí seleccionados se articula un enfoque coherente y, a la vez, complejo de la contemporaneidad española en su profunda imbricación con la historia del siglo XX europeo. Analizando dinámicas políticas y estructurales tanto como las vivencias y experiencias de...

High in the Inyo Mountains, between Owens Valley and Death Valley National Park, lies the ghost town of Cerro Gordo. Discovered in 1865, this silver town boomed to a population of 3,000 people in the hands of savvy entrepreneurs during the 1870s. As the silver played out and the town faded, a few hung on to the dream. By the early 1900s, Louis D. Gordon wandered up the Yellow Grade Road where freight wagons once traversed with silver and supplies and took a closer look at the zinc ore that had been tossed aside by early miners. The Fat Hill lived again, primarily as a small company town. By...

Cuban intellectual Roberto Regalado provides a critical analysis of the issues facing Latin America today. He examines the political crises, the emerging social movements on the continent that are spearheading international resistance to neoliberalism-from the water struggles in Bolivia to the landless movement in Brazil-and considers alternative options for development.