Catalunya ocupada. Crònica de segles d'espoli i usurpació

This study re-examines and contextualises Eduard Seler's investigations in the Chaculá-Region, Guatemala. A new study of the Ethnological Museum Berlin's materials from the region, including previously undocumented ceramics, reveals a chronology suggesting that the major settlements were occupied from the Late Classic to the Early Postclassic.

This edition of Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca's Relación offers readers Rolena Adorno and Patrick Charles Pautz's celebrated translation of Cabeza de Vaca's account of the 1527 Pánfilo de Narváez expedition to North America. The dramatic narrative tells the story of some of the first Europeans and the first-known African to encounter the North American wilderness and its Native inhabitants. It is a fascinating tale of survival against the highest odds, and it highlights Native Americans and their interactions with the newcomers in a manner seldom seen in writings of the period. In this...

The Peloponnesian War saw enormous Greek civil strife and had long-lasting and deep effects on contemporary society, breaking the order and harmony, and leading to greater class struggle and power clashes. In particular, it opened up a gulf between political and military men with a new style of campaigning.

Los años de dictadura presenciaron la consolidación de la televisión como el más masivo e influyente medio de comunicación del país, lo que el gobierno de facto no desaprovechó. A la vez que en el plano informativo se manipulaba la realidad, los programas de entretenimiento que saturaban la cartelera invitaban a los chilenos a olvidar sus problemas y reír “cuando todos estén tristes”. Sergio Durán describe y analiza la trayectoria de algunos de los géneros y formatos más representativos, destacando las diferentes funciones y significados que podía tener la televisión para...