Memorias Periféricas

Who has not heard of Cuba? Its beaches, music, food, the beautiful women... and even Fidel Castro? But how many of you know about the misery and repression in which the people of Cuba live? How far does the violation of the civil rights of the people of Cuba go? It's hard to put so many bad things together in a small book. I'll show you some of the most relevant and the simplest things you never think about because you always had it when you need it and when you want it.

Este volumen recoge aportaciones sobre el tema de la utopía de especialistas en áreas distintas de conocimiento. Reúne trabajos de historiadores de la literatura de diversas lenguas y épocas; de especialista en historia de las épocas antigua a la moderna, así como en urbanismo y en sociología.

Panorámica general del mundo árabe e islámico en sus diversos aspectos a través de temas significativos como historia (al-Andalus), política contemporánea (conflicto árabe-israelí), sociedad (fundamentalismo, inmigración).

El Escorial is more than a monument to the zeal of Spain’s Catholicism; it is also a symbol of Spain at its imperial apogee. This imposing, granite edifice was built by King Philip II to celebrate Spain’s victory over the French at Saint-Quentin on August 10, 1557. Paid for with New-World gold, this sprawling monastery-palace is laid out in a vast grid of corridors and courtyards. At its heart is the austere Doric basilica of San Lorenzo el Real - beneath which are the remains of eleven Spanish kings, including Philip. The story of this fascinating, enduring symbol of Spain’s monarchy...