Aequora, pontos, jam, mare... Mare, uomini e merci nel Mediterraneo antico. Atti del Convegno internazionale (Genova, 9-10 dicembre 2004)

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Este libro no trata sobre la historia canónica de Nueva York. No hay inmigrantes pobres que dan la vuelta a su fortuna, ni filántropos dadivosos inaugurando hospitales, ni bardos que gloriquen sus rascacielos. Este libro es más bien un desfile de rufianes —en bandas callejeras, en partidos políticos o en uniforme de policía— y de desheredados —quienes quedaron en la cara oculta del progreso por convicción o porque no les quedó otra—. Y también es un libro sobre los callejones y las casas de vecindad por las que arrastraron su vida y se divirtieron desde 1840 a 1919. Una...

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De Azteken zijn de steden die kort voor de Spaanse verovering van Mexico in 1521 in de vallei van Mexico hebben gewoond. Dit etnoniem sluit zich aan bij vele stammengroepen die de Nahuatl-taal spraken en gemeenschappelijke culturele kenmerken vertoonden. Deze groep bestond uit de domeinen van de Triple Alliance, bestaande uit Texcoco, Tlacopan en México-Tenochtitlan. Ze vormden in slechts 200 jaar een van de grootste en belangrijkste rijken van pre-Columbiaans Amerika. Ze hadden aquaducten, paleizen, piramides en tempels. Tegen de dertiende eeuw vestigden de Azteken zich in Chapultepec, waar ...