República, Guerra Civil y represión franquista en Bacares (Almería), 1931-1945

Seventeen Egyptologists and archaeologists probe the most compelling mysteries of ancient Egypt in this illustrated collection of 70 brief essays. Answers to age-old questions about Egyptian burial rituals, architecture, and royalty are provided, and recent discoveries are discussed—evidence that Tutankhamen was murdered, boats buried intact deep in the desert beside the tombs of the earliest kings, unexplained shafts inside the Great Pyramids aligned with the stars, and a massive mausoleum built for the many sons of Ramses II. The essays are supplemented with evocative photographs,...

Throughout the decades following the death of Mariano Jose de Larra, scholars have been intrigued by the impact that both the man and his writings have had on generation after generation of Spanish and Latin American writers. This study looks at the genesis of Larra's genius by carefully tabulating and identifying his sources in literature and history. This important resource book will help Larra scholars understand more completely the intricate and complex system of images, allusions and references "Figaro" used to compose his more than 250 newspaper articles. More importantly, the work...

«La guerra civil ¿cómo pudo ocurrir? de Julián Marías, un texto palpitante, es una mirada serena, necesaria, moral, sobre la guerra: una visión responsable.» Juan Pablo Fusi

Esta segunda edición de la "Historia de América" de Carlos Malamud representa un esfuerzo de síntesis del acontecer histórico de la región, desde los comienzos de su poblamiento por grupos de migrantes provenientes de Asia hasta nuestros días. En ella se incluye un último capítulo que aborda la primera década del siglo XXI y el comienzo de los festejos de los Bicentenarios. Si bien se intenta repasar el conjunto del continente, nos encontramos con aproximaciones cronológicas diferentes, siendo las más destacables la inclusión de todos los imperios europeos durante el período...