La Patria Nueva

To talk of concentration camps is to recall a dark period in the history of humanity. But it also means solidarity, heroism, and dignity. There were men and women who, whether through the impulse to fight for their country or merely the will to survive, had the courage to attempt escape. Some were successful, others weren t. This book compiles the stories of escape from concentration camps."

La historiografía actual utiliza las colecciones de prensa, reflejo de la sociedad e instrumento capaz de informar y de crear opinión, como fuente complementaria de primer orden en su trabajo. Esta síntesis de la producción periodística en España desde sus orígenes hasta nuestros días realizada con una combinación de rigor histórico e intención didáctica hace que su lectura sea fácil y provechosa. Las autoras inscriben su trabajo en las coordenadas generales de la historia política y social, la economía, la cultura, la legislación sobre prensa e imprenta, las artes gráficas,...

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The history of Puerto Ricans in the so-called "Babel of Steel" dates back more than a century. Through hundreds of images of the "pioneers"-those Puerto Rican migrants who established themselves in New York City between the 1890s and the end of World War II-we capture a glimpse of their daily lives and of their individual and collective stories. This rich collection of images from the Archives of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College helps to examine the history of the Puerto Rican community at a time when it was spreading its roots in New York City's social, political,...