LIBROS DEL AUTOR: miguel a de la torre

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  • Miguelito’s Confession
    Miguel A De La Torre
    What is legitimized and normalized by the discrimination and institutionalized violence the de la Cruz family is forced to face? Miguelito might survive in his new adopted country, but at what price?The novel opens with the death of Manuel de la Cruz who is wasting away from dementia. He once was a henchman for the brutal Cuban dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. As he lays dyin...
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    11,64 €

  • Confesiones de Miguelito
    Miguel A De La Torre
    ¿Qué se legitima y normaliza con la discriminación y la violencia institucionalizada a la que se ve obligada a enfrentar la familia de la Cruz? Miguelito podría sobrevivir en su nuevo país adoptivo, pero ¿a qué precio?La novela se abre con la muerte de Manuel de la Cruz, que se está consumiendo a causa de la demencia. Una vez fue un secuaz de la brutal dictadura cubana de Fulge...
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    11,62 €

  • The U.S. Immigration Crisis
    Miguel A. De La Torre / Miguel ADe La Torre
    The current immigration crisis on our southern borders is usually debated from a safe distance. Politicians create a fear of the migrant to garner votes, while academicians pontificate on the topic from the comfort of cushy armchairs. What would happen if instead the issue were explored with one’s feet on the ground--what the author calls an 'ethics of place'? As an organic int...
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    24,16 €

  • Politics of Jesús
    Miguel A De La Torre / Miguel A. De La Torre / Miguel ADe La Torre
    The Politics of Jesús is a powerful new biography of Jesus told from the margins. Miguel A. De La Torre argues that we all create Jesus in our own image, reflecting and reinforcing the values of communities—sometimes for better, and often for worse. In light of the increasing economic and social inequality around the world, De La Torre asserts that what the world needs is a Jes...
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    36,51 €

  • Liberation Theology for Armchair Theologians
    Miguel A. De La Torre / Miguel ADe La Torre
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    20,23 €

  • Santeria
    Miguel A. De La Torre / Miguel ADe La Torre
    This book by Miguel De La Torre offers a fascinating guide to the history, beliefs, rituals, and culture of Santería - a religious tradition that, despite persecution, suppression, and its own secretive nature, has close to a million adherents in the United States alone. Santería is a religion with Afro-Cuban roots, rising out of the cultural clash between the Yoruba people of...
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    30,07 €