Razas, clases sociales y vida política en el México colonial, 1610-1670

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Present-day medievalists regard it as an undisputed fact that Arabic culture - especially science - influenced the Latin Middle Ages in a multitude of ways. However, more detailed research is needed into the conditions, background and context of this 'cultural exchange', a task undertaken by the present volume in 44 papers from a variety of disciplines.

En esta interpretacion de la historia de Polonia se subraya en particular su vinculacion al cristianismo latino, asi como el papel que ha desempenado frente a los imperios turco y ruso. Este libro es, tambien, un lucido intento por desentranar la historia de la patria de Copernico y de Chopin, de Juan Pablo II y de Walesa; la historia de un pais que desempeno un papel primordial en el desmantelamiento del Imperio sovietico y que hoy, de nuevo, acepta el reto de la conservacion de su soberania y su identidad cultural.