Las escuelas de Artes y Oficios en Colombia 1860-1960

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El ensayista e historiador francs relata las causas y consecuencias de la Guerra del Pacfico (1879-1883), episodio en el que Chile, Per y Bolivia se vieron involucrados en un conflicto armado y en el que Chile asumi la posicin de mxima potencia del subcontinente y Bolivia qued sin salida al mar. Esta guerra que resolvi definitivamente el destino del desierto de Atacama y sus riquezas representa, como explica el autor, un momento definitivo en la historia sudamericana: uno que establecera papeles que continan hasta el siglo XXI y que cambiara, por siempre, la geografa del continente americano.

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