Las compañías Chocó Pacífico y Tropical Oil a comienzos del siglo XX. Retratos en blanco y negro

Todo el mundo ha oído hablar de Morgan o de Drake, incluso de Long John Silver o de Jack Sparrow -que nunca existieron-, pero pocos conocen hechos singulares como que Venecia actuó como estado pirata saqueando Constantinopla en 1204; que un rey de Aragón, Alfonso el Magnánimo, disponía de flota propia, y que llegaba al extremo de atacar enclaves de su propio reino para someterlos; que Colón pudo ser pirata, y que, de hecho, colaboró y contó con ellos para realizar el Descubrimiento... En realidad, la piratería, tan familiar y hasta entrañable en nuestro inconsciente colectivo, es...

Tras la caida del muro de Berlin se evidencio la existencia de un mundo pluricultural que no habia tenido cabida en la anterior concepcion excluyente y maniqueista entre capitalismo y socialismo. Este libro representa una critica acertada hacia aquellos que por decadas propugnaron el olvido sistematico de continentes y naciones subdesarrollados. Se trata de la reivindicacion de la diversidad humana, de la tolerancia y la solidaridad de unas culturas con otras.

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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...