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Journeys: 72 Essays about Immigration and American Greatness
by Alan Alda Arlene AldaA compilation of American immigration tales, featuring seventy-two essays from Nancy Pelosi, Dr. Oz, Michael Bloomberg, Alan Alda, Mary Choi, and others. Journeys captures the quintessential idea of the American dream. The individuals in this book are only a part of the brilliant mosaic of people who came to this country and made it what it is today. Read about the governor&’s grandfathers who dug ditches and cleaned sewers, laying the groundwork for a budding nation; how a future cabinet secretary crossed the ocean at age eleven on a cargo ship; about a young boy who fled violence in Budapest to become one of the most celebrated American football players; the girl who escaped persecution to become the first Vietnamese American woman ever elected to the US congress; or the limo driver whose family took a seventy-year detour before finally arriving at their original destination, along with many other fascinating tales of extraordinary and everyday Americans. In association with the New-York Historical Society, Andrew Tisch and Mary Skafidas have reached out to a variety of notable figures to contribute an enlightening and unique account of their family&’s immigration story. All profits will be donated to the New-York Historical Society and the Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Foundation. Featuring essays by: Arlene Alda, Tony Bennett, Cory Booker, Barbara Boxer, Elaine Chao, Andrew Cuomo, Ray Halbritter, Jon Huntsman, Wes Moore, Stephanie Murphy, Deborah Norville, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Gina Raimondo, Tim Scott, Jane Swift, Marlo Thomas, And many more! &“Illustrate[s] the positive and powerful impact that immigration has had in weaving the fabric of America . . . inspiring.&” —Warren Buffett
Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter
by Aida SalazarJovita dreamed of wearing pants! She hated the big skirts Abuela made her wear. She wanted to scale the tallest mesquite tree on her rancho, ride her horse, and feel the wind curl her face into a smile <P><P> When her father and brothers joined the Cristero War to fight for religious freedom, Jovita wanted to go, too. Forbidden, she defied her father's rules - and society's - and found a clever way to become a trailblazing revolutionary, wearing pants! <P><P> This remarkable true story about a little-known maverick Mexican heroine is brought vividly to life by her great-niece and Américas Award-winner Aida Salazar, and Eisner Award-honoree Molly Mendoza. <P><P><i>Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.</i>
Jovita llevaba pantalones: La historia de una mexicana que luchó por la libertad (Jovita Wore Pants)
by Aida SalazarThe remarkable true story of Jovita Valdovinos, a Mexican revolutionary who disguised herself as a man to fight for her rights, told by her great-niece, award-winning author, Aida Salazar!Jovita soñaba con poder usar pantalones como sus hermanos Ramón y Luciano.Cuando su padre y sus hermanos marcharon a la Guerra Cristera a luchar por el derecho a practicar libremente su religión, ella quiso ayudar. Entonces sobrevino la tragedia, y Jovita se vio obligada a cortarse el pelo, ponerse pantalones y continuar la lucha. Disfrazada de hombre, se puso al mando de un batallón que la siguió sin dudar.Jovita dreamed of wearing pants like her brothers, Ramón and Luciano.When her father and brothers joined the Cristeros War to fight for the right to practice religion freely, she wanted to help. Then tragedy struck, compelling Jovita to cut her hair, put on pants, and continue the fight. Disguised as a man, she commanded a battalion who followed her without question.
Joy Division: The Secret History (The\secret History Of Rock Ser.)
by Alan CrossAlan Cross is the preeminent chronicler of popular music.Here he provides a history of Ian Curtis and Joy Division.The text of this look at the band—"Here Come the Young Men"—is adapted from the audiobook of the same name.
Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance
by A'Lelia BundlesA vibrant, deeply researched biography of A&’Lelia Walker—daughter of Madam C.J. Walker and herself a central figure of the Harlem Renaissance—written by her great-granddaughter.Dubbed the &“joy goddess of Harlem&’s 1920s&” by poet Langston Hughes, A&’Lelia Walker, daughter of millionaire entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker and the author&’s great-grandmother and namesake, is a fascinating figure whose legendary parties and Dark Tower salon helped define the Harlem Renaissance. After inheriting her mother&’s hair care enterprise, A&’Lelia would become America&’s first high profile black heiress and a prominent patron of the arts. Joy Goddess takes readers inside her three New York homes—a mansion, a townhouse, and a pied-a-terre—where she entertained Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Paul Robeson, Florence Mills, James Weldon Johnson, Carl Van Vechten, W.E.B. DuBois, and other cultural, social and intellectual luminaries of the Roaring Twenties. Now, based on extensive research and Walker&’s personal correspondence, her great-granddaughter creates a meticulous, nuanced portrait of a charismatic woman struggling to define herself as a wife, mother, and businesswoman outside her famous mother&’s sphere. In Joy Goddess, A&’Lelia&’s radiant personality and impresario instincts—at the center of a vast, artistic social world where she flourished as a fashion trendsetter and international traveler—are brought to vivid and unforgettable life.
Joy Ride
by John LahrJoy Ride throws open the stage door and introduces readers to such makers of contemporary drama as Arthur Miller, Tony Kushner, Wallace Shawn, Harold Pinter, David Rabe, David Mamet, Mike Nichols, and August Wilson. Lahr takes us to the cabin in the woods that Arthur Miller built in order to write Death of a Salesman; we walk with August Wilson through the Pittsburgh ghetto where we encounter the inspiration for his great cycle; we sit with Ingmar Bergman at the Kunglinga Theatre in Stockholm, where he attended his first play; we visit with Harold Pinter at his London home and learn the source of the feisty David Mamet's legendary ear for dialogue. In its juxtaposition of biographical detail and critical analysis, Joy Ride explores with insight and panache not only the lives of the theatricals but the liveliness of the stage worlds they have created.
Joy from Ashes (Battles of Destiny Series #5)
by Al LacyFighting for the Confederacy, Major Dalton learns that enemy soldiers have hurt his beloved wife and caused the death of their unborn son. Will he obtain revenge, or learn that vengeance truly belongs to the Lord?From the Trade Paperback edition.
Joy of the Worm: Suicide and Pleasure in Early Modern English Literature (Thinking Literature)
by Drew DanielConsulting an extensive archive of early modern literature, Joy of the Worm asserts that voluntary death in literature is not always a matter of tragedy. In this study, Drew Daniel identifies a surprisingly common aesthetic attitude that he calls “joy of the worm,” after Cleopatra’s embrace of the deadly asp in Shakespeare’s play—a pattern where voluntary death is imagined as an occasion for humor, mirth, ecstatic pleasure, even joy and celebration. Daniel draws both a historical and a conceptual distinction between “self-killing” and “suicide.” Standard intellectual histories of suicide in the early modern period have understandably emphasized attitudes of abhorrence, scorn, and severity toward voluntary death. Daniel reads an archive of literary scenes and passages, dating from 1534 to 1713, that complicate this picture. In their own distinct responses to the surrounding attitude of censure, writers including Shakespeare, Donne, Milton, and Addison imagine death not as sin or sickness, but instead as a heroic gift, sexual release, elemental return, amorous fusion, or political self-rescue. “Joy of the worm” emerges here as an aesthetic mode that shades into schadenfreude, sadistic cruelty, and deliberate “trolling,” but can also underwrite powerful feelings of belonging, devotion, and love.
Joy of the Worm: Suicide and Pleasure in Early Modern English Literature (Thinking Literature)
by Drew DanielConsulting an extensive archive of early modern literature, Joy of the Worm asserts that voluntary death in literature is not always a matter of tragedy. In this study, Drew Daniel identifies a surprisingly common aesthetic attitude that he calls “joy of the worm,” after Cleopatra’s embrace of the deadly asp in Shakespeare’s play—a pattern where voluntary death is imagined as an occasion for humor, mirth, ecstatic pleasure, even joy and celebration. Daniel draws both a historical and a conceptual distinction between “self-killing” and “suicide.” Standard intellectual histories of suicide in the early modern period have understandably emphasized attitudes of abhorrence, scorn, and severity toward voluntary death. Daniel reads an archive of literary scenes and passages, dating from 1534 to 1713, that complicate this picture. In their own distinct responses to the surrounding attitude of censure, writers including Shakespeare, Donne, Milton, and Addison imagine death not as sin or sickness, but instead as a heroic gift, sexual release, elemental return, amorous fusion, or political self-rescue. “Joy of the worm” emerges here as an aesthetic mode that shades into schadenfreude, sadistic cruelty, and deliberate “trolling,” but can also underwrite powerful feelings of belonging, devotion, and love.
Joy of the Worm: Suicide and Pleasure in Early Modern English Literature (Thinking Literature)
by Drew DanielConsulting an extensive archive of early modern literature, Joy of the Worm asserts that voluntary death in literature is not always a matter of tragedy. In this study, Drew Daniel identifies a surprisingly common aesthetic attitude that he calls “joy of the worm,” after Cleopatra’s embrace of the deadly asp in Shakespeare’s play—a pattern where voluntary death is imagined as an occasion for humor, mirth, ecstatic pleasure, even joy and celebration. Daniel draws both a historical and a conceptual distinction between “self-killing” and “suicide.” Standard intellectual histories of suicide in the early modern period have understandably emphasized attitudes of abhorrence, scorn, and severity toward voluntary death. Daniel reads an archive of literary scenes and passages, dating from 1534 to 1713, that complicate this picture. In their own distinct responses to the surrounding attitude of censure, writers including Shakespeare, Donne, Milton, and Addison imagine death not as sin or sickness, but instead as a heroic gift, sexual release, elemental return, amorous fusion, or political self-rescue. “Joy of the worm” emerges here as an aesthetic mode that shades into schadenfreude, sadistic cruelty, and deliberate “trolling,” but can also underwrite powerful feelings of belonging, devotion, and love.
Joy to the World: A Regency Christmas Collection
by Erica Vetsch Carolyn Miller Amanda BarrattInspirational Regency romance with a Christmas twist from three best-selling authorsIn Joy to the World, three popular authors come together to offer a heartwarming collection of holiday Regency romance. Based on lines from a beloved Christmas carol, these three novellas in one book have depth, faith, and satisfying stories all packed into the perfect length for readers to curl up and take a brief break from their holiday busyness."Heaven and Nature Sing" by Carolyn MillerTwo music lovers, deeply devoted to each other, were on the brink of engagement when family circumstances drove them apart. How can they ever overcome their obligations and fears to find their way back into each other's arms?"Far as the Curse is Found" by Amanda BarrattOne winter night, a woman struggling to provide for her illegitimate child encounters a scarred veteran of the Napoleonic Wars on the streets of London. Can love conquer the darkness of two broken pasts?"Wonders of His Love" by Erica VetschA Scots portrait painter with a hidden identity finds work at a noble manor house over the holidays. He never imagined he'd fall in love with the emotionally frozen widow there. Now he wants nothing more than to thaw her heart.
Joy!: Photographs of Life's Happiest Moments
by Bruce VelickJoy! This universal human emotion soothes the soul and lifts the spirit, even in troubled times. From a child's laughter to a grandmother's smile, each photograph in this handy hardcover book captures a moment of pure, unadulterated happiness. Precious instants, perfect for sharing with a new parent, a graduate, a loved one, or a friend in need of a pick-me-up, are gathered here. Because, after all, smiles are contagious!
Joyas de la familia
by Sergio E. Avilés«Mi cerebro no guarda secretos, ni recuerdos ya. Es una cárcel con techo de paja en la que los recuerdos reposan la parranda y después se van.» Rubén Pablo Alcocer tiene 54 años, es detective privado y vive en Saltillo. Pudo haber sido filósofo y, quizá, más le habría valido, pues su más reciente trabajo lo ha llevado a una situación por demás complicada: un hombre y una mujer lo tienen amarrado a una silla, le han colocado una bolsa de plástico sobre la cabeza y le han clavado palillos debajo de las uñas. Sus captores quieren saber dónde ha quedado la antigua gargantilla de diamantes de su clienta, otrora propiedad de la corona de Rumania. Para resistir el tormento, hace un recuento de la larga historia de la alhaja, que se remonta hasta el siglo XV, atravesando los destinos de diversas dinastías europeas, y en la que participan tanto Napoleón como la reina Victoria y el mismo conde Drácula. Cruzar este memorioso laberinto quizá sea la clave para escapar de la muerte. Este relato, fascinante combinación de thriller y novela histórica, nos recuerda que toda familia tiene sus joyas, piedras y personas de distintas durezas, que componen un mosaico de amor y desamor, traición y deseo. También de memoria y olvido. A veces, deseo de olvidar.
Joyce Wieland's 'The Far Shore'
by Johanne SloanThe Far Shore (1976), made under the direction of celebrated visual artist and experimental filmmaker Joyce Wieland, is one of Canada's most innovative contributions to cinema. The film borrows elements from the life of Canadian painter Tom Thomson, who is represented by the character of Tom McLeod. The main character, however, is not Tom, but the fictional creation of Eulalie de Chicoutimi, the married Québécoise woman who loves him. Using Eulalie's perspective, Wieland was able to re-frame Thomson's life and story as a romantic melodrama while infusing it with subversive commentary on gender, nature and nationalism, and ultimately, on the value of art.Here, Wieland specialist Johanne Sloan offers a fascinating new perspective on The Far Shore, making it more accessible by discussing Wieland's utopian fusion of art and politics, the importance of landscape within Canadian culture, and the on-going struggle over the meaning of the natural environment.
Joyland (Hard Case Crime Ser.)
by Stephen King«Joyland es un libro impresionante, bello, desgarrador. Tiene misterio, tiene atracciones; es una historia sobre madurar y hacerse mayor, y sobre aquellos que no pueden hacer ninguna de las dos cosas porque la muerte viene a por ellos antes de hora. Hasta los lectores más insensibles se emocionarán.»Charles Ardal, editor de Hard Case Crime Verano de 1973. Carolina del Norte. El joven universitario Devin Jones consigue trabajo en un pequeño parque de atracciones llamado Joyland. Allí se encarga de las tareas de mantenimiento, se disfraza de la mascota del parque o entretiene a los niños. Y allí descubre también la historia de un cruento crimen que tuvo lugar en la Casa Embrujada y que nunca fue resuelto. Pero Devin no es el único fascinado por el parque y su leyenda negra. Cerca de su pensión vive Mike, un chico enfermizo con el que pronto traba una peculiar amistad. El chaval no ha visitado nunca Joyland y le encantaría hacerlo antes de morir. Es entonces cuando Devin planea una visita privada para el final de temporada. El día transcurre entre montañas rusas e historias de terror sobre lo que pudo haberle pasado a la joven asesinada. Sin embargo, las visitas indeseadas y las preguntas indiscretas pueden provocar reacciones imprevisibles. Sin saberlo, Devin se ha metido en un peligroso juego del que tal vez no saldrá nunca.
Joyless Streets: Women and Melodramatic Representation in Weimar Germany
by Patrice PetroPatrice Petro challenges the conventional assessment of German film history, which sees classical films as responding solely to male anxieties and fears. Exploring the address made to women in melodramatic films and in popular illustrated magazines, she shows how Weimar Germany had a commercially viable female audience, fascinated with looking at images that called traditional representations of gender into question. Interdisciplinary in her approach, Petro interweaves archival research with recent theoretical debates to offer not merely another view of the Weimar cinema but also another way of looking at Weimar film culture. Women's modernity, she suggests, was not the same as men's modernism, and the image of the city street in film and photojournalism reveals how women responded differently from men to the political, economic, and psychic upheaval of their times.
Joys of War: From the Foreign Legion, the SAS and into Hell with PTSD
by John-Paul JordanA Special Forces veteran and former Legionnaire tells of his military adventures—and of the personal battle that followed him home. In war, John-Paul Jordan was the first to batter down the door, whether he was facing bullets or bombs. In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, the young Irishman set off to join the French Foreign Legion. He would go on to provide security in Iraq, serve his country in Afghanistan, and protect journalists on the front line in Libya. He was decorated for his leadership and bravery—but his biggest fight would come after he left the battlefield. In this memoir he recounts the camaraderie, action, and danger he experienced—and how he later found himself of prisoner of war to PTSD. Dehumanized by the professionals he turned to for help, this Special Forces veteran and former Legionnaire was brought to his knees. His marriage was over; his home was lost. In isolation, his world unraveled, and the seeds of destruction had been well and truly sown. Knowing he would never see military action again and faced with the realization of the war raging within him in the spiral of PTSD, John-Paul felt condemned as a man. But, on April 1, 2016, he surrendered. He asked for help . . . and found the answers within. His story is a testament to the strength of the human spirit: to get back up and to lead from the front. He did not go through all that just to go through all that. This is the story of his return to freedom and joy. Buckle up, because this veteran doesn&’t do anything in half measures.
Jozef Pilsudski: Founding Father of Modern Poland
by Joshua D. ZimmermanThe story of the enigmatic Jozef Pilsudski, the founding father of modern Poland: a brilliant military leader and high-minded statesman who betrayed his own democratic vision by seizing power in a military coup. In the story of modern Poland, no one stands taller than Jozef Pilsudski. From the age of sixteen he devoted his life to reestablishing the Polish state that had ceased to exist in 1795. Ahead of World War I, he created a clandestine military corps to fight Russia, which held most Polish territory. After the war, his dream of an independent Poland realized, he took the helm of its newly democratic political order. When he died in 1935, he was buried alongside Polish kings. Yet Pilsudski was a complicated figure. Passionately devoted to the idea of democracy, he ceded power on constitutional terms, only to retake it a few years later in a coup when he believed his opponents aimed to dismantle the democratic system. Joshua Zimmerman’s authoritative biography examines a national hero in the thick of a changing Europe, and the legacy that still divides supporters and detractors. The Poland that Pilsudski envisioned was modern, democratic, and pluralistic. Domestically, he championed equality for Jews. Internationally, he positioned Poland as a bulwark against Bolshevism. But in 1926 he seized power violently, then ruled as a strongman for nearly a decade, imprisoning opponents and eroding legislative power. In Zimmerman’s telling, Pilsudski’s faith in the young democracy was shattered after its first elected president was assassinated. Unnerved by Poles brutally turning on one another, the father of the nation came to doubt his fellow citizens’ democratic commitments and thereby betrayed his own. It is a legacy that dogs today’s Poland, caught on the tortured edge between self-government and authoritarianism.
Ju 88 Kampfgeschwader on the Western Front
by John WealUndoubtedly the most versatile German aircraft of World War II (1939-1945), the Junkers Ju 88 served as a fighter, bomber and patrol aircraft on every front on which the Luftwaffe fought. Blooded in action during the Blitzkrieg, the Ju 88 soon proved to be a formidable opponent for the beleaguered Allied air forces. This book is the first of three volumes which will cover the Ju 88's extensive wartime service in the bomber role, and it details the aircraft's early campaigns, through to its extensive use in the night Blitz of 1940-41.
Ju-On: The Grudge (Devil's Advocates)
by Marisa HayesTakashi Shimizu's Ju-on franchise was a principal instigator in the rise of contemporary Japanese horror and its international popularity at the turn of the millennium. Following the success of Hideo Nakata's Ringu (1998), the first cinematic release of Ju-on: The Grudge in 2002 crystallized Japanese horror's rise to prominence and outlined the new decade's thematic interest in supernatural technology and fear of contagions, while skilfully navigating domestic social concerns, such as Japan's growing elderly population and domestic violence.This Devil's Advocate explores the production roots of Ju-on The Grudge, followed by a critical reading of the film that highlights its essential themes and motifs, in addition to a section on cultural influences, before concluding with a section on Shimizu's continued involvement with the Ju-on franchise and its ongoing legacy. The book serves as an excellent primer for readers without prior knowledge of Japanese horror or the Ju-on film cycle, while providing fresh perspectives on the film that makes it equally appealing to J-horror aficionados.
Juan Carlos I (edición actualizada): El rey de un pueblo
by Paul PrestonLa edición actualizada de la gran biografía de Juan Carlos I. Hay dos misterios centrales en la vida de Juan Carlos, uno personal, el otro político. ¿Cómo explicar la aparente serenidad con que Juan Carlos aceptó que su padre lo entregara, a todos los efectos, atado de pies y manos al régimen de Franco? En una familia normal, este acto se habría considerado una especie de crueldad o, como mínimo, una desaprensiva irresponsabilidad. Pero una familia real no es «normal», y la decisión de enviar a Juan Carlos a España respondía a una «superior» lógica dinástica. El segundo misterio estriba en cómo un príncipe procedente de una familia con tradiciones autoritarias, obligado a actuar dentro de unas «normas» franquistas, y educado para ser la piedra angular de un complejo plan para la continuidad de la dictadura, se comprometió firmemente con la democracia. Paul Preston, uno de los historiadores que más luz ha arrojado sobrela historia de España en el siglo XX, ha actualizado su gran obra sobre el rey Juan Carlos, en la que aborda las conflictivas relaciones con su padre, su educación encaminada a perpetuar el régimen de Franco, su apuesta por la democracia, su enfrentamiento al golpismo hasta llegar a la plena consolidación de la monarquía parlamentaria y la evolución de la monarquía desde entonces. El resultado es un libro riguroso y escrito con una prosa vibrante que nos ofrece un retrato humano y político del hombre que se propuso ser el «Rey de todos los españoles». La crítica ha dicho...«Una obra espléndida, que a modo de biografía no autorizada, nos ofrece una visión de la España contemporánea.»Marius Carol, La Vanguardia «De lectura obligada para todos cuantos se interesen por nuestra historia más reciente.»Charles Powell, El cultural «Un libro formidable.» Luis María Anson «Una biografía excelente.»Sunday Times «Una obra rigurosa que además es una historia fascinante. Su gran mérito es recordarnos que en medio de todas las batallas dinásticas, las conspiraciones políticas y la especulación de los medios hay un ser humano que a menudo ha estado muy solo.»The Economist
Juan Carlos. Nueva edición
by Paul PrestonHay dos misterios centrales en la vida de Juan Carlos, uno personal, el otro político.¿Cómo explicar la aparente serenidad con que Juan Carlos aceptó que su padre lo entregara, a todos los efectos, atado de pies y manos al régimen de Franco? En una familia normal, este acto se habría considerado una especie de crueldad o, como mínimo, una desaprensiva irresponsabilidad. Pero una familia real no es «normal», y la decisión de enviar a Juan Carlos a España respondía a una «superior» lógica dinástica. El segundo misterio estriba en cómo un príncipe procedente de una familia con tradiciones autoritarias, obligado a actuar dentro de unas «normas» franquistas, y educado para ser la piedra angular de un complejo plan para la continuidad de la dictadura, se comprometió firmemente con la democracia. Paul Preston, uno de los historiadores que más luz ha arrojado sobre la historia de España en el siglo XX, ha actualizado su gran obra sobre el rey Juan Carlos, en la que aborda las conflictivas relaciones con su padre, su educación encaminada a perpetuar el régimen de Franco, su apuesta por la democracia, su enfrentamiento al golpismo hasta llegar a la plena consolidación de la monarquía parlamentaria y la evolución de la monarquía desde entonces. El resultado es un libro riguroso y escrito con una prosa vibrante que nos ofrece un retrato humano y político del hombre que se propuso ser el «Rey de todos los españoles».«Una obra espléndida, que a modo de biografía no autorizada, nos ofrece una visión de la España contemporánea.»Marius Carol, La Vanguardia«De lectura obligada para todos cuantos se interesen por nuestra historia más reciente.»Charles Powell, El cultural«Un libro formidable.»Luis María Anson«Una biografía excelente.»Sunday Times«Una obra rigurosa que además es una historia fascinante. Su gran mérito es recordarnos que en medio de todas las batallas dinásticas, las conspiraciones políticas y la especulación de los medios hay un ser humano que a menudo ha estado muy solo.»The Economist
Juan Domingo: El mejor legado del gran escritor. Perón detrás del mito
by José García HamiltonUna apasionante y lúcida biografía del Perón de carne y hueso: sufamilia, motivaciones, actitudes, gustos, decisiones, su manera de ser yde actuar, los hombres y las mujeres que lo rodearon. Motivado por sus ideales liberales y libertarios, José Ignacio GarcíaHamilton nos acercó la vida de Alberdi, Sarmiento, San Martín y Bolívar.Ahora elige a Juan Domingo Perón. ¿Por qué Perón? Existía en el escritorla íntima y profunda necesidad de investigar sobre la persona que, másde sesenta años después de irrumpir en la vida política argentina eincluso después de su muerte, continúa inspirando y abrigando en unmismo signo político a líderes y seguidores de pensamientos y accionestan disímiles.Desde muy joven, y más aún desde su ingreso al Congreso Nacional comodiputado por su provincia natal, José Ignacio se mostró interesado porentender el movimiento peronista. Las múltiples facetas, muchas de ellasopuestas, enfrentadas o contradictorias, que signan la maquinariajusticialista del poder lo dejaban perplejo. ¿Cómo y por qué losperonistas de las extracciones más diversas pueden sentirse parte de unmismo colectivo y abrazados por una misma praxis? ¿Qué los une? Larespuesta a estos interrogantes no podía sino estar en el origen. Eseorigen es el propio Juan Domingo Perón. El militar, el político, eldeportista, el conductor, el estratega, el seductor, pero, sobre todo,el hombre: la historia de su vida, familia, motivaciones, actitudes,gustos, decisiones, su manera de ser y de actuar, los hombres y lasmujeres que lo rodearon.El autor buscó, como lo hiciera siempre y de manera exitosa, al hombredetrás del mito. Es así como en esta apasionante biografía nos trae,entre tantas otras facetas inéditas, al alumno cuya partida denacimiento es falsificada para ingresar al Colegio Militar, aladolescente que sufre al encontrar a su madre acostada con un peón, aljoven rechazado por su prima Mecha debido a su origen familiar brumoso,además del exitoso político y el líder de las pasiones encontradas.Juan Domingo no es un libro sobre el pasado. La mirada de GarcíaHamilton atraviesa hechos y acciones con una lucidez nueva, producto deaños de intensa búsqueda de la verdad histórica, aquella que permiteiluminar nuestro presente y proyectar un futuro promisorio. Juan Domingoes, sin lugar a dudas, el mejor legado que podía dejarnos el incansableensayista, el divulgador apasionado, el talentoso escritor y el hombreque buscó siempre la verdad.
Juan Domínguez de Mendoza: Soldier and Frontiersman of the Spanish Southwest, 1627–1693 (Coronado Historical Series)
by France V. Scholes, Marc Simmons, and José Antonio EsquibelStudies of seventeenth-century New Mexico have largely overlooked the soldiers and frontier settlers who formed the backbone of the colony and laid the foundations of European society in a distant outpost of Spain's North American empire. This book, the final volume in the Coronado Historical Series, recognizes the career of Juan Domínguez de Mendoza, a soldier-colonist who was as instrumental as any governor or friar in shaping Hispano-Indian society in New Mexico. Domínguez de Mendoza served in New Mexico from age thirteen to fifty-eight as a stalwart defender of Spain's interests during the troubled decades before the 1680 Pueblo Revolt. Because of his successful career, the archives of Mexico and Spain provide extensive information on his activities. The documents translated in this volume reveal more cooperative relations between Spaniards and Pueblo Indians than previously understood.
Juan Gregorio Palechor: The Story of My Life
by Andy Klatt Myriam JimenoThe Colombian activist Juan Gregorio Palechor (1923-1992) dedicated his life to championing indigenous rights in Cauca, a department in the southwest of Colombia, where he helped found the Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca. Recounting his life story in collaboration with the Colombian anthropologist Myriam Jimeno, Palechor traces his political awakening, his experiences in national politics, the disillusionment that resulted, and his turn to a more radical activism aimed at confronting ethnic discrimination and fighting for indigenous territorial and political sovereignty.Palechor's lively memoir is complemented by Jimeno's reflections on autobiography as an anthropological tool and on the oppressive social and political conditions faced by Colombia's indigenous peoples. A faithful and fluent transcription of Palechor's life story, this work is a uniquely valuable resource for understanding the contemporary indigenous rights movements in Colombia.