This article analyses the acquisition of the Saenz collection by the National Museum in Chile. The museum acquired this collection of Peruvian antiquities following a tradition of comparative studies of material culture.
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Cultura material de la ciencia Iberoamericana
El dossier pretende fortalecer una red de investigadores regionales sobre temas como la producción y circulación de conocimiento en torno a museos, jardines y gabinetes científicos en América Latina y la Península Ibérica.
The academic value of book reviews
Our science editor Marcos Cueto and book review editor Ana Carolina Vimieiro-Gomes share some relevant reflections about drafting and adding value to book reviews.
A brief history of pesticides and agrochemicals in Brazil and Spain
The history of pesticides and agrochemicals is the topic of two articles recently published in HCSM.
Genealogía de una política socio sanitaria
El libro de César Leyton Robinson tiene como objetivo general analizar las relaciones entre higiene, geopolítica y poder político en las estrategias de erradicación y segregación de grupos poblacionales implementadas en Santiago de Chile durante la dictadura de Augusto Pinochet.
Covid-19 and racism in Peru
Researchers José Ragas and Patricia Palma examine three major epidemics (yellow fever, the bubonic plague, and covid-19) to demonstrate the current and somewhat surprising shift in negative attitudes toward the Chinese community.
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