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La democratizaci n de los sistemas pol ticos latinoamericanos est condicionada por una realidad compleja enraizada en la historia y la gran heterogeneidad que caracteriza a sus sociedades. Este libro, producto de un seminario organizado por el Centro de Estudios Sociol gicos, trata de abrir horizontes que desde las ciencias sociales contribuyan a un debate que no puede ser sino colectivo.

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Este libro hace un ameno repaso a todos los acontecimientos que marcaron los cincos siglos de historia de la presencia de España en África, el reino olvidado. Durante la Edad Media el enemigo de los reinos cristianos peninsulares fue el invasor musulmán. El impulso guerrero fue perseguir al enemigo más allá del mar con la finalidad de conjurar nuevas invasiones. Isabel la Católica, en su testamento, reflejó el deseo de la corona de combatir al infiel en el norte africano, tomar posesión de esas tierras en previsión de nuevas incursiones musulmanas, combatir la piratería y controlar...

We studied the important events in the life and work of Puerto Rican scientist and politician Narciso Rabell Cabrero (1873-1928). He lived in the turmoil of the change of sovereignty from the Spain regime to the United States of America regime during the American-Hispanic War of 1898. Despite this turmoil, he made contributions in the natural history of Puerto Rico, especially in paleontology, archaeology, pharmacy, botany and politics. Rabell Cabrero was a man without boundaries. A genealogical summary is also provided.