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"The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed." Like all of Steve Biko's writings, those words testify to the passion, courage and keen insight that made him one of the most powerful figures in South Africa's struggle against apartheid. They also reflect his conviction that black people in South Africa could not be liberated until they united to break their chains of servitude, a key tenet of the Black Consciousness movement that he helped found. This Spanish translation of the English-language book "I Write What I Like" contains a selection of Biko's...

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...

Este trabajo propone revelar el desarrollo de dos bibliotecas victorianas, la "Biblioteca de Recreo" en el English Club of Rio Tinto en Minas de Riotinto (Huelva, España) y la biblioteca en el "Clube do Pessoal da Empresa Mason and Barry Ltd." en Mina de Santo Domingos (Mértola, Portugal). Estas se ubicaron en dos enclaves británicos mineros fuera de las fronteras de su Imperio, en la conocida Faja Pirítica Ibérica en el periodo en el que los británicos se establecieron en Minas de Santo Domingos (1858-1966) en el Alentejo portugués y Minas de Riotinto (1873-1954) en Huelva. La...

Didier Ozanam a consacré sa vie de chercheur au XVIIIe siècle espagnol. Cet hommage explore les thèmes chers au spécialiste de l'administration et du gouvernement de l'Espagne. L'instauration des Bourbons a constitué une rupture dans l'organisation des pouvoirs et l'orientation politique. Etudiant les relations entre l'Espagne et l'étranger, sept contributeurs montrent comment la modernisation de l'Etat et l'introduction des Lumières sont dues à l'apport d'étrangers servant le roi d'Espagne. Treize autres articles analysent la transformation de l'Etat, s'attachant aux mutations...