Heaven Above
Lasers, silicon-based light detectors, supercomputers, and giant glass disks all contribute to new techniques for astronomers to discover the properties of our universe. But one of the most…
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Country: Chile
The Voyages of Charles Darwin
We often forget that the most creative years of Charles Darwin’s life were passed in South America. For three years in the early 1830s, Darwin traveled extensively in Uruguay, Argentina…
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Escuelas de Perdón y Reconciliación
Archive for "Chile"Page 15 Escuelas de Perdón y Reconciliación Un proyecto de la memoria en...
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Magaly’s Legacy: The San Ramón Network Against Domestic Violence
On the cool morning of November 25, 2004, Magaly Jara, 34, walked along the dusty lanes of Población La Bandera, a working-class neighborhood in the municipality of San Ramón 20…
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A Review of Tramas del mercado: imaginación económica, cultura pública y literatura en el Chile de fines del siglo veinte
Luis Cárcamo-Huechante’s new book provides us with a convincing counter-narrative, at once nuanced and succinct, to three mainstream narratives of the neoliberal free market in Chile: those of monetarist economics, promotional politics, and literary bestsellers. It covers the Pinochet dictatorship (1973-90) and the transition to democracy from its official inauguration in 1988, with the victory of the Yes vote for a return in two years’…
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