Un siglo de guerras

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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...

Els autors d’aquest estudi, Georg Iggers i Wilma Abeles, ambdós jueus, es van conèixer el 1938 a Amèrica del Nord, on van fugir amb les seues famílies escapant de la persecució nacionalsocialista. Des de llavors, la seua vida és una empresa comuna poc habitual, com a científics de renom internacional, com a professors universitaris i com a defensors dels drets humans. Fins avui, s’han mogut incansablement entre Amèrica, Europa i Àsia: ensenyant, investigant, lluitant per un món més just. En les històries de les vides de Georg i Wilma Iggers es reflecteix tot un segle. Es...

On one hand this Peak in the air, only in the immensity of the dark night. On the other side, where there is clarity, this Great Tree, lonely and bored. And at the end to cut the night to be together.