| ˇBasta de Historias!: La Obsesión Latinoamericana Con El Pasado Y Las 12 Claves del Futuro / Enough History! Contributor(s): Oppenheimer, Andres (Author) |
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ISBN: 6073164025 ISBN-13: 9786073164023 Publisher: Debolsillo OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Language: Spanish Published: April 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Latin America - General - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Hispanic American Studies - Political Science | World - Caribbean & Latin American |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 4.9" W x 7.4" (0.70 lbs) 424 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic |
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| Publisher Description: La educaci n es algo demasiado importante...como para dejarla en manos de los gobiernos. Periodista cardinal y siempre dispuesto a desafiar las modas pol ticas del momento con inteligencia y humor, Andr s Oppenheimer demuestra en este libro que mejorar sustancialmente la educaci n, la ciencia, la tecnolog a y la innovaci n no es tarea imposible. Pero s tremendamente necesaria. La raz n es simple: el XXI ser el siglo de la econom a del conocimiento. Contrariamente a lo que pregonan presidentes y l deres populistas latinoamericanos, los pa ses que avanzan no son los que venden materias primas ni productos manufacturados b sicos, sino los que producen bienes y servicios de mayor valor agregado. Basta de historias es un agudo viaje period stico alrededor del mundo, que aporta ideas tiles para trabajar en la principal asignatura pendiente de nuestros pa ses y la nica que nos podr sacar de la mediocridad econ mica e intelectual en la que vivimos: la educaci n. Este libro sale a la luz en momentos en que buena parte de Latinoam rica est festejando el bicentenario de su independencia. La obsesi n con el pasado es un fen meno caracter stico de la regi n. Curiosamente, no ocurre lo mismo en China, India y otros pa ses asi ticos y de Europa del Este a pesar de que muchos de ellos tienen historias milenarias. Vale la pena entonces hacernos una serie de preguntas tan pertinentes como pol ticamente incorrectas: es saludable esta obsesi n con la historia? Nos ayuda a prepararnos para el futuro? O, por el contrario, nos distrae de la tarea cada vez m s urgente de prepararnos para competir mejor en la econom a del conocimiento del siglo XXI?, ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Education is a matter too important to leave it in the hands of the government. Key journalist and someone that is always ready to challenge political trends with intelligence and humor, Andr s Oppenheimer explains that substantially improving education, science, technology, and innovation is not an impossible task, but rather an extremely crucial one. The reason is simple: the 21st century will be one known for knowledge. Contrary to what Latin American populist presidents and leaders preach, the countries that advance the most are not those that sell raw materials or basic manufactured products, but rather those that produce goods and services with higher added value. Enough History Is a piercing journalistic trip around the world in which Oppenheimer provides useful ideas on how to work on, and improve, the most important issue still pending in our countries, and the only one that can take us out of the economic and intellectual mediocrity in which we live: education. "Having an obsession with the past in Latin America] is a distinctive to the region. Interestingly, the same is not true in China, India, or other Asian and Eastern European countries even though many of them have ancient histories. It is worthwhile then, to ask ourselves questions that are relevant and even politically incorrect like: is this obsession with history healthy?" |