Enga?ada por la pasi?n, Rosali se rinde a un romance oculto. Ella queda embarazada y tiene que luchar para criar a su hijo sola, a mediados del siglo XX, R?o de Janeiro. Una historia atractiva, en la que las pasiones chocan, perforadas por falsos patrones de comportamiento, en un contexto social donde las apariencias dictan como est?ndares a mantener las apariencias y evitar esc?ndalos, las actitudes irreflexivas terminan marcando para siempre todos los involucrados en esta historia. En Una historia de ayer, una exitosa novela escrita por M?nica de Castro, una vida no ser? suficiente para el rencor, el dolor y el deseo de que la venganza se ablande y cedapaso a la comprensi?n, el entendimiento y la serenidad.

Despite having undergone major advances in recent years, the history of technology in Latin America is still an understudied topic. This is the first English-language volume to bring together a variety of critical perspectives on the history of technology in Latin America from the early-19th century through to the present day. This special issue, assembled by guest editor David Pretel, brings together a range of experts to explore a plethora of topics in Latin America's technological history. Papers include a study of rural telephony in in 20th-century Latin America; the rise of the 'Techno-class' in modern Brazil; an analysis of the rise and fall of three Caribbean commodities; the history of educational technology in Latin America, and science and technology in Cold War Chile. Special Issue: Technology in Latin American History Edited by David Pretel (Colegio de Mexico, Mexico) and Helge Wendt (Max Plank Institute for the History of Science, Germany)

Hay momentos en que nuestra vida, como la conocemos, parece detenerse en el pasado, perdida en el tiempo y el espacio. Los protagonistas de esta estremecedora historia no solo descubren la importancia del presente, sino que todos los humanos somos dueños de una estrella donde está escrito nuestro nombre, para que siempre nos puedan recordar.

What is the current state of discussion in Cultural History? Which European institutions engage exclusively in Cultural History and which topics do they address? And how will Cultural History develop in the future? These and other questions are raised by European scholars in the discussion of Institutions, Themes and Perspectives of Cultural History in this volume. It provides a profound overview of contemporary developments in Scandinavia, Finland, Great Britain, Latvia, Poland, Hungary, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Italy and Spain.

Focusing on the processes of political socialisation and democratisation that took place in Spain during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, this book brings together specialists who propose the need to rethink the contemporary history of democracy in Spain to build a new narrative. To do so, the authors go down to the local level, where they are able to trace a political culture that forged the foundations of a process of political "modernization" much more complex than what conventional historiography has conveyed, even though it was not always transferred institutionally to the national level. The idea of a rural Spain that was backward, apolitical, violent and unprepared for democracy gives way to a more interesting history which, while recognising the peculiarities of the country and the important limitations to democracy, shows examples that could help build a new narrative closer those of other neighbouring countries. Aimed at contemporary historians interested in Spain and Europe, the book also addresses the debates faced by other social scientists on the concept of democracy. This dialogue between history, sociology and political science is particularly present in a special final chapter featuring a discussion of democracy and its application to Spanish history.