Julen, el hijo de todos

The National Museum of Art contains a panorama of Mexican art from the 16th to the 20th centuries. 225 selected pieces from the collection of paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs, documents, and popular art are contained in the practical guide with information on the artists, themes, stylistic movements and critical thoughts over the 5 centuries that are represented. A section of brief biographies of the artists make this a very useful guide. Some of the artists include: Cristóbal de Villalpando, Mugel Cabrera, José María Velasco, Saturnino Herrán, Diego Rivera, José...

Eva Peron (1919-1952) was the First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952. Often referred to as "Evita," she was never an officially elected political figure, but by her husband's second term as President, she had become the most powerful woman in the history of her nation. By the 1960s, Evita was an international pop-culture icon; in the 1970s, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice wrote the blockbuster musical Evita about her; and in the mid-90s, the musical was adapted to a movie starring Madonna. This small, chunky paperback features all manner of vintage graphic treatments from...

Kemp, profesor de historia en la Universidad de Marburgo, analiza esta debatida Sagrada Familia de Rembrandt, que a Burckhardt le pareció un cuadro burdo y descuidado e incluso una profanación. El autor concluye que la falta de cohesión formal del cuadro y la inclusión del tópico ilusionista de la cortina entreabierta, le da precisamente a esta obra el tono íntimo, familiar y cotidiano, tan característico de Rembrandt.

El libro que presentamos a continuación es producto de los trabajos de investigación que los autores han realizado con comunidades rurales y de agricultura familiar campesina en Colombia. Presenta una mirada para un nuevo modelo de desarrollo rural y del sector agrario del país, en la cual establece los parámetros básicos para reconstruir el contexto rural un escenario que genere oportunidades productivas a partir del uso sostenible de la oferta ambiental, la generación de tecnología apropiada, el incremento de las capacidades de individuos, familias y la comunidad rural donde se...