La ciencia y la idea de progreso en América Latina, 1860-1930

Este libro versa sobre las investigaciones realizadas durante doce meses en Nueva Espana por la Expedicion Malaspina, el viaje cientifico espanol mas importante del siglo XVIII. Por sus paginas nos enteramos del grupo de cientificos que la formaban, de sus pesquisas, aventuras, satisfacciones y retos, asi como de sus magnificas aportaciones a la ciencia ilustrada, en las postrimerias del Siglo de las Luces.

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

Las primaveras árabes le enseñaron al mundo que los ideales revolucionarios, que parecían enterrados bajo los escombros del muro de Berlín y confinados a los libros de historia, no están muertos. La revolución parece seguir siendo el motor de la historia: consignas, símbolos e iconos son enarbolados por ciudadanos, militantes, políticos, periodistas, que no dejan de convocar el pasado. Desde los movimientos del siglo xvii inglés, pasando por la paradigmática Revolución francesa, hasta las Primaveras árabes de este siglo xxi, esta obra examina las principales revoluciones del...