La relación entre la Iglesia católica y el Estado colombiano en la asistencia social

El libro recoge la mayoría de las ponencias presentadas en el X Coloquio Nacional de Sociología La sociedad colombiana, cifras y tendencias, organizado por el Departamento de Ciencias Sociales de la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Económicas de la Universidad del Valle en abril de 2008. El tema propuesto en el Coloquio fue el del examen de las cifras y datos que pueden servir para tener una idea más precisa de la sociedad colombiana, más allá del estereotipo ya internacionalizado que la relaciona con fenómenos recurrentes de pobreza, conflicto y violencia, centrándose en las debates...

Colonialismo en ruinas analiza las consecuencias del terremoto y tsunami que devastaron Lima y el Callao en octubre de 1746, no solo entre quienes lo sufrieron en carne propia sino su repercusión en el Imperio español. Con una ciudad en ruinas y miles de personas damnificadas y otras tantas sepultadas bajo los escombros, el libro nos permite aproximarnos a una realidad que no nos es ajena, dada la regularidad de los sismos y tsunamis ocurridos en los últimos años en diversas partes del mundo. ¿Qué tan vulnerables seguimos siendo doscientos cincuenta años después? ¿Qué rol les...

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Is it possible to create an enjoyable and mysterious history of literature? Every author—novelist, philosopher, poet, or essayist—has any enigma to offer or reveal, either about their lives or about their works. For instance, do we know exactly where Cervantes was born? Are we sure that Conan Doyle was not a murderer? Why did Comte decide to create his own religion? Did Jose Cadalso exhume his girlfriend's corpse? Was Corneille Moiré's ghostwriter? Was Berbiguier harassed by imps? Maybe Jules Verne did belong to a secret society. Have any works been inspired by dreams—or by insanity?...