La gestión del poder

Kukum cuenta la historia de Almanda, bisabuela del autor, que enamorada de un joven innu de Quebec, adoptará con entusiasmo su forma de vida nómada: la existencia libre en el bosque de acuerdo a los ciclos de la naturaleza. Se convertirá en una auténtica innu aunque siempre conservará el hábito de la lectura, rompiendo así las barreras impuestas a las mujeres indígenas. En la madurez, tendrá que enfrentarse a la pérdida de sus tierras, el encierro en las reservas y la violencia de los internados, todo ello en nombre del progreso. Contado en un tono intimista, el relato de Almanda,...

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Mientras Estados Unidos urdía la traición de Panamá a Colombia y la construcción del canal en el istmo, miopes dirigentes políticos liberales y conservadores desangraban el país en la absurda guerra de los mil días (1899-1902). En esta obra el librera Rafael Uribe Uribe recopiló documentos políticos y militares que sintetizan la tozudez de sus copartidarios y su responsabilidad histórica. Condición indispensable para que el fallo sea acertado, es determinar previamente si la guerra fue justa o injusta. Si lo primero, es inicua la censura contra los que en ella tomaron parte, sólo...