El mono del desencanto

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CUBA 1959 is a fictional novel written in the Spanish language that recounts the determination and success of a group of young Cubans resisting against Fidel Castro's takeover of the island on January 1, 1959. Their political organization, the Brigada de Accion Popular manages to escape Castro's vindictive militias, and form an insurgent government inside Cuban territory; from there on the novel embarks on a fast-paced, entertaining and suspenseful narrative. As the author says: "it could have made the difference". Readers, Cuban or not will enjoy this novel's creativity, action and profound...

Este libro es el primer estudio sobre Don Juan O’Brien, uno de los personajes irlandeses más relevantes para la historia de las independencias sudamericanas. O’Brien, oriundo de Baltinglass, Irlanda, arribó a Buenos Aires a principios del siglo XIX atraído por el floreciente comercio textil entre ambos continentes. Al poco tiempo se vio envuelto en las batallas contra el dominio español, siendo parte de los ejércitos libertadores de la región. Participó en las independencias de Argentina, Chile, Perú y Uruguay, relacionándose con los generales más famosos de ese período: José...

John Chadwick ofrece un panorama de la Grecia micenica que articula la informacion procedente de los testimonios documentales con la vision que proporcionan las fuentes arqueologicas. La obra estudia la geografia, la poblacion, la estructura social, el sistema administrativo, las concepciones religiosas, las formas de produccion en la agricultura, la situacion de la artesania, la industria, el comercio y las tecnicas militares en el mundo micenico, para concluir con un analisis de las circunstancias que determinaron su decadencia y extincion.