El antiguo Oriente

Una ventana al pasado que permite repensar los problemas del presente, cuando la Argentina se prepara para conmemorar su segundo siglo de vida.

Vitoria ha sido largo tiempo conocida como ciudad de curas y militares. Este libro analiza la Vitoria dieciochesca a través de uno de sus grupos sociales mas influyentes, el clero, y su relación con la Monarquía y la política internacional. A través del clero se estudian los equilibrios y alianzas grupales, ya que en su seno confluían personajes procedentes de mundos muy distintos. Los conflictos surgidos constituyen un muestrario de posturas de estos grupos de procedencia ante diversos aspectos de la vida de la ciudad, así como de los juegos de poder de la Corte, proporcionando una...

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A bestselling historian recounts the epic clash that ended the Renaissance and pushed Islam to the gates of Vienna In Warriors of God and Dogs of God, James Reston, Jr., brought two epochal events in the struggle between Islam and Christendom to readers eager to understand the roots of the present-day conflict. With his unwavering eye for detail, Reston now weaves a captivating narrative that examines a pivotal period in that centuries- long war, which found Europe at its most vulnerable and Islam on the attack. This saga of colliding worlds is propelled by two astonishing young...