Transformaciones corporales: la etnocirugía

Noted architect and engineer Félix Candela (b. Madrid 1910, lived in Mexico 1939-1970, moved to U.S. in 1970 - d. 1997) and his most iconic engineering structures works in Mexico, his hyperbolic paraboloids (saddle, wings and umbrella shaped) and gravity-defying roofs in commercial, religious and civil buildings proved the real nature and potential of reinforced concrete in structural engineering. Many of Candela's larger projects in Mexico were given to him by the Mexican government in the 1950's and 1960's. In the book "the trail of Félix Candela shells of concrete building in Mexico and...

Roas, uno de los máximos especialistas españoles en literatura fantástica, acomete con Tras los límites de lo real una arriesgada pero deslumbrante iniciativa: proponer una definición de lo fantástico, un mapa casi definitivo de su funcionamiento y efectos trazado a través de conceptos como la realidad, el miedo, lo imposible o el lenguaje. Un ensayo ambicioso que no ha querido limitarse a las convenciones del género fantástico, abarcando –con un estilo divulgativo que no renuncia a la exactitud y a la documentación– el mayor número de perspectivas posibles: desde la teoría de ...

¿Hacia dónde se dirige el quehacer educativo en Argentina? Responde a esta pregunta nos permitirá inferir, entre otras cosas, qué antropología se esconde detrás de la práctica educativa. Este tópico es de fundamental importancia ya que nuestra patria se va configurando, paulatinamente, de acuerdo al hombre que la educación va cincelando. La calidad de nuestra Nación depende, sin duda alguna, de la calidad de los hombres que la habitan. Ya nos ensañaba Platón que el Estado no es otra cosa que el alma ensanchada del hombre.

The books in this series put within the reach of young adult readers the lives of individuals--scientists, explorers, humanists--who distinguished themselves by their contributions to history and progress. They are written in an engaging style and contain an abundance of information that brings each individual's achievements to life. Charlemagne, also known as Charles the Great, was king of France and emperor of the West. Since the beginning of his reign in 768, he sought to unite Western Europe by expanding into what became the Carolingian Empire. This biography explains how, thanks to his...