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In the early 1960s, thousands of Black activists used nonviolent direct action to challenge segregation at lunch counters, movie theaters, skating rinks, public pools, and churches across the United States, battling for, and winning, social change. Organizers against segregation had used litigation and protests for decades but not until the advent of nonviolence did they succeed in transforming ingrained patterns of white supremacy on a massive scale....
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La amistad castigada es una comedia original de Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, publicada por primera vez en la Parte segvnda de las comedias del licenciado Iuan Rvyz de Alarcón y Mendoza, Relator del Consejo de Indias.
En La amistad castigada Juan Ruiz de Alarcón y Mendoza relata una historia ambientada en la Siracusa de Dión, monarca célebre por su amistad con el filósofo Platón. En este entorno Ricardo se casa, tras muchas adversidades, con la hija...
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1148. Estamos en la mitad de los años del reinado de Roger, primer rey de Sicilia. Una preocupación mantiene insomne al soberano: no todos los que le han hecho daño a su familia han pagado sus culpas; los descendientes del Amir ibn Abbād, último señor musulmán de Siracusa, siguen libres. El más indicado para investigar y encontrar a los enemigos del Reino es Giordano di Rossavilla, un hombre astuto y sin escrúpulos, comandante de galera y...
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[2023-]
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"Whether you want to hike Mt. Etna, explore Palermo, or eat like a duke in Siracusa, the local Fodor's travel experts in Sicily are here to help! Fodor's Sicily guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time."
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A Cold War-era study of Latin American anarchism in action.
Araiza Kokinis's study of the Uruguayan Anarchist Federation (FAU) broadens our understanding of the Cold War-era political landscape beyond the capitalism-communism and Old Left-New Left binaries that dominate the historiography of the epoch.
Arguably the most impactful anarchist organization globally in the Cold War era, the FAU viewed everyday people as revolutionary protagonists and...
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Rough Guides
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This practical travel guide to Sicily features detailed factual travel tips and points-of-interest structured lists of all iconic must-see sights as well as some off-the-beaten-track treasures. Our itinerary suggestions and expert author picks of things to see and do will make it a perfect companion both, ahead of your trip and on the ground. This Sicily guide book is packed full of details on how to get there and around, pre-departure information...
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A heartfelt father/daughter tale inspired by the heart-wrenching true story. When Nicki discovers two horses stranded deep in the snow, she is determined to get them off the mountain...somehow. With no other options, she picks up a shovel and starts to dig out the mile-long path of deep snow, inspiring first her father, Matt, and then the entire community to band together in the spirit of Christmas.