Diplomacia y relaciones exteriores en la Edad Moderna

En este volumen se aborda el nacimiento y desarrollo de la diplomacia y la politica exterior como materia y practica propia de la Edad Moderna, pasando desde el marco de relaciones establecido bajo el ordenamiento comun de la Cristiandad hasta la consolidacion del sistema europeo del siglo XVIII, base del actual sistema internacional.

Jorge Garcia Montes was born in New York, United States, on october 19, 1898. His father, Jose Maria Garcia Montes, was exiled during the war of Cuba's independence against the Spaniards. Later, he became the first Secretary of Finance in 1902 with the first President of the Republic of Cuba, Tomas Estrada Palma. He studied at the University of Havana, where he graduated with a Law degree in 1917. An eminent student, he recieved several awards, among them the Lanuza prize. Elected to the House of Representatives from the Province of Santa Clara, Garcia Montes was a member of the Liberal...

Cuban intellectual Roberto Regalado provides a critical analysis of the issues facing Latin America today. He examines the political crises, the emerging social movements on the continent that are spearheading international resistance to neoliberalism-from the water struggles in Bolivia to the landless movement in Brazil-and considers alternative options for development.

Adriano, nacido en Itálica, fue nombrado emperador como sucesor de Trajano, que no tenía descendencia directa. De carácter diametralmente opuesto al de su antecesor, era un enamorado de la cultura griega que prescindió de la vieja camarilla de Trajano. Fue siempre contrario a las guerras, pero cuidó de que el ejército se mantuviera disciplinado y entrenado. La vida intelectual floreció en los años de su gobierno, con historiadores como Arriano, Plutarco y L. Anneo Floro. Roma vio cómo se erigían construcciones como el Panteón, el Templo de Venus o Tívoli, y también en las...

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