China la nueva civilizacion

Perhaps the opening paragraph from Paul Larson¿s (Baylor University) prologue to the Epistola ad Mahomatem II summarizes what this new Scripta Humanistica volume has to offer to readers of literature and history alike: ¿This new scholarly edition certainly begs the question: how can a fifteenth century letter from the then Pope Pius II to the Muslim conqueror of Constantinople have any relevance for contemporary scholars and students in the early 21st century? Embroiled as we are in chaotic and tumultuous religious and political conflict in Europe and the Middle East, perhaps the answer is...

Entre el versículo del Deuteronomio, que los investigadores señalan como el más antiguo, y el día de hoy media un tiempo de cuatro mil años —no se reclame exactitud— durante los cuales la historia de Israel se desenvuelve como unidad, en medio de vicisitudes con frecuencia terribles y dolorosas. Es una trayectoria sorprendente: de acuerdo con las leyes y tendencias que gobiernan el suceder histórico, el pueblo, privado de su tierra y de sus estructuras políticas, disperso por el globo y agitado por vientos muy fuertes, hubiera podido desaparecer. No puede aportarse ninguna razón...

A new hypothesis on nationalism, the 2nd Spanish Republic and history teaching, as well as a full historiographical review of research on the Spanish Civil War and Franco¿s regime in the Valencian region make this book a must-have for students, researchers and members of the public who want to approach the history of the 20th century, a period close to our present which can help us understand our own culture and the challenges facing modern society in a better way.

This book provides an introduction to ancient Egypt. Beginning with a geographical overview that explains the development of Egyptian belief systems and its political development, it examines methodology, the history of Egyptology, religion, social organization, urban and rural life, and death.