El antiguo Oriente

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En esta nueva edición revisada y actualizada de un libro clásico, Geoffrey Parker recurre a fuentes de toda Europa para proporcionar una exposición vibrante y fidedigna de la agitada primera mitad del siglo xvii. A lo largo de esos convulsos cincuenta años el continente disfrutó de apenas un año de paz; por el contrario, la revolución, la guerra civil y complejos conflictos internacionales llevaron a muchos estados al borde del colapso en la década de 1640. El profesor Parker examina tres conflictos fundamentales: la desaforada pugna de la España de los Habsburgo con Francia y los...

La transición ocupa un lugar destacado en el imaginario español. Reverso positivo de la tragedia representada por la Guerra Civil, la transición se ha convertido en el mito fundacional de la nueva España que emergía del franquismo. Promocionada en el exterior como un modelo que emular, buena parte del mito se fundamenta en la idea de que estuvo exenta de violencia política, de que apenas hubo derramamiento de sangre. Pero ¿fue la transición tan pacífica como se pretende? A partir de una ingente cantidad de datos no publicados, este estudio definitivo desvela el ciclo de violencia...

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