Sudáfrica

La nocin conquistador-conquistado es la idea principal que recorre los cinco captulos de este libro, idea que est contenida en el siguiente silogismo: siendo que Nicaragua es producto de la conquista, es perfectamente razonable estudiar su historia desde la perspectiva de las relaciones entre conquistador y conquistado. Y efectivamente ella es una idea fructfera. Permite captar la historia del pas como una ancha avenida en la que se perciben sus altos y bajo, sus giros a uno y otro lado. Ilumina el entendimiento sobre el origen de las desigualdades sociales, econmicas y culturales. Permite...

“Los guerrilleros suicidas que atacaron Washington y Nueva York el 11 de septiembre de 2001 hicieron algo más que matar a miles de civiles y demoler el World Trade Center. Destruyeron el mito dominante de Occidente.” Así comienza John Gray este breve e intenso libro que trata sobre la creencia que ha dominado nuestras mentes durante un siglo y medio: la idea de que ser un ciudadano moderno significa también ser más amistoso y razonable. Pero nada podría estar más lejos de la verdad, argumenta Gray. Al Qaeda, por ejemplo, es un producto de la modernidad y de la globalización, y no...

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