Carta de Zacatecas

Magna Carta is celebrated around the world as a symbol of limited government and constitutionalism. But in 1215 Magna Carta was a failure, abrogated within months. Why then do we c...

Escrita em maio de 1500 em Porto Seguro, Bahia, a carta do escrivão Pero Vaz de Caminha ao rei D. Manuel assemelha-se a um relato de viagem. Mais do que descrever a terra e a natur...

Using comparative qualitative methods based on extensive field research, this chapter examines the process through which 10 migrants became politically engaged and influential acto...