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Henry David Thoreau is one of the most influential writers in the North American tradition. His passages about nature have inspired generations of environmentalists and literature lovers, while his political thought has been branded as anarchist and claimed by different social movements. This article looks at Thoreau's political philosophy in order the reconstruct the components of his patriotic thinking. A parallelism can be drawn between the theoretical construction of nationalism in the United States and among the Romantics of continental Europe, while divergences between the two processes cannot be overlooked. An explicit examination of Thoreau's patriotism can open new lines of research, such as the relationship between ecosystem and human communities, and their operationalization in the collective imaginary. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The book "Brief History of the United States" written by Carlos Sanz offers a rigorous and accessible analysis of the history of the United States from its origins to the present day. The author uses diverse methodological approaches to understand the construction of the American state, addressing topics such as independence, slavery, social movements, and the Civil War. The book also highlights the consolidation of the United States as a state with its own identity, its industrial and commercial development, and its participation in global dynamics, including its expansive foreign policy and its role in the Cold War. Additionally, internal changes in the country are mentioned, such as the New Deal, the social climate of the sixties, and the return to social policies with Barack Obama. Overall, the book shows the complexity of the organization of the United States and the causes and consequences of political, social, and economic changes. [Extracted from the article]

This paper debates the traditional notions of political transnationalism used in the United States by showing the formation and the activist process followed by the #YoSoy132 movement in New York City. The conclusion drawn is that immigrants organizations in the US have diversified their acting repertories, political perspective and their demands. Therefore, it is necessary to broaden the concept of political transnationalism to a social-political perspective. The latter will allow having a wider theoretical notion to analyze a larger number of immigrants organizations in the US. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article, the author questions some of the assertions by traditional historiography about the Ayutla Revolution and the incorporation of liberals in exile in the United States of America to such movement. Using several primary sources, some of them unpublished, the author rethinks the diverse aims and the discursive differences between the group that initiated the revolution and those who took it to its radicalization, or transformated it from a moderate movement into a social reform. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Se presenta una introducción en que el editor discurre sobre los artículos publicados en este número, incluyendo uno sobre la filosofía de tecnología, uno sobre los movimientos sociales y uno sobre el sistema industrial alimentario de los Estados Unidos.

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The mass media system in the United Stales is frequently an object of analysis by researchers looking for new tendencies in the most influential media market of the planet, quite apart from the interest it olds in itself for experts in International Communication. This article concentrates not only on the US media system but also on the movement to reform that system that has emerged from within organised civil society in this country. The antecedents and the present situation of this movement are studied, presenting a classification of the type of organisations that form it, and conclusions are drawn from an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of its present state. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents the author's views on the theme of political correctness (PC) that has been a major issue of concern in the U.S. The influence of PC in the transformation of the educative curriculum in the American universities is discussed. Significance of PC in the post modern society is highlighted.

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