Every generation faces a different challenge. And this is certainly true for British children of Latin-Americans who wish to return to the country of their parents. Ramón Lafée The language, the residency papers, adapting to a different culture; these are just some of the difficulties that the previous […]
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José Pais: Prostitutes and mothers in Bragança
A rich and sensitive sociological analysis of the intersections of sex and money, in the contexts of traditional family expectations and the conflicting desire for freedom in a rapidly changing world. Mothers on both sides of the conflict; male bonding and male secrecy. (The Prisma memoirs) Graham Douglas […]
40 years since the death of Manuel Galich
His ability to teach history to the student in such an enjoyable way through the use of fine irony, humor and profuse anecdotes were some of the features that defined the character of the Guatemalan intellectual. Randy Saborit Mora He was baptized as The Voice of the Guatemalan […]
The loneliness and grief of the immigrant
Migration is a social fact and consequently, it affects the whole of society. It is a process that creates change for those who emigrate, for those who accept immigrants and for the families who stay behind in the native country.
The battle among colonial powers to divide up the world
After the First World War, the League of Nations was created as a forum for resolving conflicts between the powers of the time. The idea was that from then on competition to divide the planet up between the colonial powers would be managed peacefully. But it was not and is […]