Hombres de la revolución

La Investigación en Criminología puede ser conceptuada como: “El conjunto de conocimientos interdisciplinarios y acciones que integrados de forma sistemática pueden llevar al conocimiento de un fenómeno delictivo”. Tanto en la Criminología, como en la Criminalística, muchos de los conocimientos han estado reservados a los miembros de las Fuerzas y Cuerpos de Seguridad y siempre se han considerado como materias “reservadas”, si no “secretas”, y de cuyo conocimiento se tenía privados a los estudiantes en general. Es verdad que materias como las técnicas de obtención de la...

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The Improbable Conquest offers translations of a series of little-known letters from the chaotic Spanish conquest of the Río de la Plata region, uncovering a rich and understudied historical resource. These letters were written by a wide variety of individuals, including clergy, military officers, and the region’s first governor, Pedro de Mendoza. There is also an exceptional contribution from Isabel de Guevara, one of the few women involved in the conquest to have recorded her experiences. Writing about the conditions of settlements and expeditions, these individuals vividly expose the...

Dalle prime esperienze politiche a Roma fino alla tragedia di Azio e al suicidio in Egitto, passando per le terre e i campi di battaglia di Gallia, Balcani e Armenia, il percorso di un giovane ambizioso giunto ai massimi gradi del potere, la cui fine segnò anche la fine di un'epoca. Le nostre informazioni su Marco Antonio (circa 83-30 a.C.) derivano soprattutto da ciò che hanno tramandato i suoi nemici. Prima Cicerone e poi la propaganda augustea hanno alimentato l'immagine stereotipata di un uomo d'azione avido e arrogante, dedito ai piaceri e agli eccessi, e schiavo delle donne al punto...