Redobles por Manuel Scorza

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This book is the first comprehensive overview to address questions like "Which Spanish books were available in the Northern Netherlands during the 17th century" and "Which titles were read in translation". An bibliography of nearly 6.000 editions by c. 1.000 Spanish authors published by more than 1.500 printer in 150 European cities. Each entry indicates the book's location and owner and provides full bibliographical references. Con un apéndice de obras sobre América escritas por autores no españoles.

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...

Esta obra está compuesta por 12 capítulos que, con diferentes marcos teóricos y metodológicos, exploran lo que acerca del cuerpo nos dicen los pueblos nawas, pumé, nahuas, yúhu, mayas, teenek, otomíes, chichimecas jonas y mixtecos. Su lectura nos permite afirmar que estos temas no están agotados para la antropología americanista.