Jose Cruz – författare

Cleopatra was a beloved ruler of Egypt known for her intellect and charm. The legendary queen played an important role in ancient history. But for centuries, the location of Cleopatra’s tomb has remained a mystery. Archaeologists have long searched for the burial site, and ongoing discoveries continue to produce new finds. As scientists uncover statues, jewellery and other artefacts, each new clue guides their excavation in the quest to uncover Cleopatra’s final resting place.

Working near Luxor, Egypt, in 2020, archaeologists made a stunning discovery - the remains of a well-preserved city! Details uncovered within this remarkable find allowed experts to figure out how old the city likely was and who was pharaoh when it was built, among other important historical information. Known as “the dazzling Aten”, this lost city had long been known to historians. But previous attempts to find it had failed. Ongoing excavation of the site continues to reveal more and more of its structures and artefacts, offering new insights into ancient Egypt’s fascinating history.

Mason E. Pig is worried. Mama says it’s time for him and his brothers, Hayden and Lincoln, to move out on their own. Mason knows to pack and plan for the big move. He also knows to be on the lookout for the Big Bad Wolves. But Hayden and Lincoln are nothing like their brother! Will Mason need to bail out his irresponsible siblings yet again? Read Mason’s very own journal to find out!

La Agona del Comandante es la historia de toda su vida, que se le deviene en los ltimos instantes, agnicos, en los que su alma se est desprendiendo del mundo material.Es la historia de un hombre llanero, que desde nio va forjando sus sueos e ideales, que lo van transformando en el ciudadano que con el tiempo encuentra el camino perfecto, para realizar todos esos anhelos de juventud y de civismo, en la Escuela Militar del Honor, el Deber y la Ciencia, donde absorbe, los mas altos valores cvicos, que le reorientan el espritu de servicio a su patria. Lamentablemente mas tarde en la vida profesional, llega a darse cuenta que esos valores cvicos que tanto am, respet y que fueron la gua moral en su vida, eran manipulados por la lite en el poder, utilizando los cuadros de las fuerzas armadas como el brazo armado de los capitalistas.Todas esas vivencias lo llevan a internarse en un enmaraado anlisis entre las tendencias ideolgicas del comunismo Internacional y el Capitalismo,As entra en conflicto su deber militar con su conciencia social, que lo lleva, al final, a renunciar definitivamente a su deber con las fuerzas armadas.

NIOS DE LA GUERRILLA (Ak''alab'' reche le guerrilla). Es la historia que nos revela como la tranquilidad, la paz, y la armona de las comunidades campesinas, repentinamente fue arrebatada con violencia incendiaria; al irrumpir en esas pacficas comunidades el fuego destructor del comunismo internacional. Y cmo esa impactante violencia vino a destruir las familias y los poblados; arrasando no solamente con los mseros valores materiales sino tambin con todos los valores familiares; hasta con la identidad, la espiritualidad y el misticismo de los pueblos mayas, con toda aquella horrible destruccin y muerte.Esta desgraciada experiencia se agigant dolorosamente cuando recay en nios inocentes, imberbes, y analfabetas; que fueron arrastrados violentamente desde sus comunidades hasta cruzar por las montaas y los ros, la frontera del vecino pas. Para cumplir con los planes estratgicos y polticos de la guerrilla. Esta no es la historia del inmigrante comn, que con natural entusiasmo anhela alcanzar El Sueo Americano. Esta es la historia de los nios que espantados ante la violencia y el secuestro; an en sus mseras condiciones escapan y luchan por alejarse de aquellas organizaciones de terror que solamente les mostr una violencia que nunca haban conocido; cuyo fin nico era transformarlos en nios guerrilleros.Es la transformacin total de su pacifica vida desde el seno familiar. Desde la tranquilidad del campo hasta el infierno de la violencia en las acciones de guerra, la soledad y el abandono en un pas extrao.

On the surface, identity politics appears to promote polarization. To the contrary, political scientist Jose E. Cruz argues that, instead, fragmentation and instability are more likely to occur only when the differences are ignored and nonethnic strategies are employed. Cruz illustrates his claim by focusing on one group of Puerto Ricans and how they mobilized to demand accountability from political leaders in Hartford, Connecticut. The activities of the Puerto Rican Political Action Committee from 1983 to 1991 illustrate the power of ethnic mobilization and strategy in an urban setting. Cruz examines their insistence on their right to be included in the political process in the context of both a typical mid-sized American city and the unique attributes of Hartford's predominantly white-collar population. At the same time, this study acknowledges the limitations of the exercise of such power in the political process. Through extensive interviews Cruz brings to light the variety of ways in which politicians and political activists themselves view their own activities and achievements. This group of Puerto Rican activists attempted to penetrate the power structure of Hartford.Though their success was limited, their work constitutes a springboard for further change.