Hoja de ruta es un libro de texto diseñado para cursos de cultura y civilización de Latinoamérica cuyo objetivo es entregar los elementos de análisis necesarios para convertir el curso en un amplio foro de discusión tanto sobre el pasado como sobre el presente del complejo y cambiante mundo latinoamericano en todos sus aspectos: historia; polÃtica; economÃa y todos aquellos elementos que componen su identidad social y cultural: la música; el arte; la literatura; el cine; la religión; el desarrollo de las ciencias; la tecnologÃa y la educación; asà como de los derechos de la mujer y de la población LGBT. La actualización de esta séptima edición; hasta junio del 2016; ofrece un completo panorama de la última década del siglo XX a las primeras del siglo XXI; desde la vuelta a gobiernos elegidos democráticamente en todos los paÃses excepto Cuba; la llegada al poder de la llamada "nueva izquierda" al reciente giro hacia gobiernos de centroderecha; la corrupción; plaga que azota todos los paÃses; la apertura de relaciones de los Estados Unidos con Cuba y el fin de la Guerra FrÃa; la firma del tratado de paz en Colombia luego de cincuenta años de lucha armada. Pero más importante aún que presentar este panorama; es entregar los elementos para entender el porqué de estos cambios y las implicaciones que ellos pueden tener en el futuro de los paÃses a nivel nacional y de su futuro como parte de una sociedad cada vez más globalizada. El objetivo primordial de Hoja de ruta sigue siendo ser una guÃa para llevar a los estudiantes a conocer el presente polÃtico; económico; social y cultural de Latinoamérica y más allá de ello; a proveerles los elementos necesarios para analizar de manera crÃtica los diferentes aspectos de un continente en constante evolución.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good read; not profound. Recommend to those looking for academic style writingBy AGAn interesting read if you're looking for an analysis from a Russian on the past; present and future situation Russia was/is/may be in as a regional power living in a unipolar world since the concessions made after the breakup of the USSR.Nothing profound here (no; Dugin is not a prophet; just a voice) but I did come away with a few new ways of looking at the situation in Russia especially with the theme of contrasting sea (Western) vs. land (Russian) ideologies and traditionsYou will miss out on quite a bit without a good grasp on Russian history as many significant events are glossed over or referenced without much explanation.8 of 11 people found the following review helpful. Heartland gegen AllesBy ReviewerThis is an interesting (if somewhat self-serving) view of Carl Schmitt's "Nomos" from the telluric/land perspective. Dugin describes how through about a millennium of history Russia has gone through multiple upheavals that have changed its physical geography as well as its conception of itself. He sees Russia now imperiled by the Atlanticists/Western Powers; and in as precarious position as Mother Russia ever was.It is ironic with all of the paranoiac fear-mongering about Russia intervening in America that Dugin perceives the U.S. and our leadership (at least pre-Trump) as doing everything in our power to subvert the natural law of the Heartland (as he calls Russia) which he views as having the right to subsume everything in its orbit for its own good and the good of humanity. Russia; like any other country; has a right to self-defense; but if/when other countries want to break away; it has less in Dugin's mind to do with a desire for; say; Cossack autonomy; than with a conspiracy emanating from Washington; D.C.More disturbing is Dugin's desire for a Eurasian movement similar to the Eurozone; an alignment that would do even more to trample on particularist cultures than perhaps outright conquest. In Dugin's view; these lands should apparently just allow themselves to be assimilated into the larger Russian empire for their own good. It is unfortunate but possibly true that Russia's options at this point are either to grow in order to head off Western incursions or to collapse from entropic pressure from within the areas of its borders pre-collapse of the U.S.S.R.; but I'm reticent to give Dugin (or Putin; or the neocons) too much of the benefit of the doubt when they want to dominate continents in order to save them from their own constituent countries.I have read Dugin's works before; like "The Fourth Political Theory" and it's clear that the man is not only brilliant; but that he's one of the few thinkers willing do to some serious extrapolation when it comes to looking at present conditions and seeing what the future might hold. I actually think Trump presents less of a threat than Hillary (since he isn't apparently trying to precipitate war with Russia) and it is possible Neo-Ottoman expansionism (and assassination of ambassadors) may actually draw these two super-powers into a a grand alliance. That said; I found Dugin's reasoning in this book weak and deliberately misleading. He sees what he wants to happen not as Realpolitik goals for the most part; but as a kind of moral good; which makes him a kind of con-man who has succeeded in tricking himself and is trying to pull the wool over the reader's eyes as well. I'll continue to read him anyway; because he's still a good antidote to the connivance of the neocons and assorted meddlers/warmongers arrayed at the other end of the spectrum; who are far worse than he is.4 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Mati Raniinteresting point of view and some history of Russia from inside
