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La extrema violencia iniciada en los 50, e intensificada a comienzos de los 80, provocó un éxodo sin precedentes de miles de guatemaltecos —en su mayoría de origen maya— hacia territorio mexicano, do

Con el trasfondo del aniversario de la Catástrofe Griega en Asia Menor (1922) y el éxodo masivo de la población griega, los estudios agrupados en Refugio y exilio: miradas históricas y literarias (Grecia, España, Latinoamerica) parten de la voluntad de poner de relevancia que, como en el caso de Grecia, acontecimientos como la guerra civil española y el exilio republicano de 1939, las dictaduras en Iberia, Grecia y el Cono Sur con sus respectivos exilios y un largo y lamentable etcetera han generado tragedias humanas y brechas sociales que organizan un rico mapa comparativo. Y que, por tanto, era por ello util y necesario plantear una revision y evaluacion critica de distintos episodios de esta era de violencia, asi como de diferentes representaciones de estas convulsiones sociales, politicas y culturales, con especial incidencia en las nociones de exilio y refugio, tan presentes en ese pasado con el que dialoga, conflictivamente, nuestro presente. Evidenciar, en suma, cuanto de controvertidas siguen siendo ideologicamente las interpretaciones de estos hechos y cuanto de utiles y necesarias son la evaluacion y la sintesis de estos episodios internacionales del refugio y exilio.

Libro-homenaje que reúnen dieciocho trabajos de investigadores, profesores y arqueólogos, colegas y amigos de Enrique Gozalbes Cravioto (1957-2018). Todos le brindan un recuerdo cariñoso y un merecido homenaje. Una de sus principales lineas de investigacion fue el territorio del Norte de Africa en epoca romana, que es, precisamente, el titulo que se ha dado a este libro. El lector podra encontrar trabajos de historiografia arqueologica, con contribuciones sobre los viajeros pioneros y arqueologos que se interesaron por el Africa romana hace siglos, estudios de Historia Antigua, con contribuciones sobre historia politica, la vida en las ciudades y el ejercito, asi como estudios de arte e iconografia, romanizacion y numismatica.

La dicotomía ‘religiosidad’ / ‘irreligiosidad’ surge de manera incipiente a final de la época arcaica y recorre el período clásico de la Grecia Antigua. Las 14 contribuciones que nutren este volumen

Franz Cumont (1869 - 1947) se erige desde sus primeros trabajos científicos como el verdadero pionero y especialista en los estudios mithraicos en la primera mitad del siglo XX, arrancando con los dos monumentales volumenes de su estudio maior titulado Textes et monuments figures relatifs aux mysteres de Mithra (1896 y 1899), asi como la sintesis Les mysteres de Mithra (1º ed. de 1900 y 3ª ed., definitiva, ampliada y corregida, en 1913, en la que se basa la presente traduccion). Aun hoy han de ser tenidas en cuenta estas investigaciones para enriquecer, discutir o incluso negar las hipotesis que el belga desplego en estos y otros estudios mithraicos menores de los que aqui ofrecemos 12 ejemplos. Durante la vida de Cumont, el estudio de la religion de Mithras estaba en construccion, y hoy es justo conocer y reconocer la herencia dejada tras muchos años de paciente y constante estudio de esta religion.

El autor presenta en este libro varias conferencias, a modo de ensayos, ordenados por orden cronológico de los temas tratados. Es realmente un repaso a las principales instituciones romanas analizadas en la perspectiva del derecho y de la teoria politica, donde no solo se explican las funciones de tales instituciones, como el consulado, sino que se dan claves politicas para su comprension y arraigo en historia de la evolucion del pensamiento romano. Destaca el capitulo dedicado a explicar la funcion institucional del Senado romano y aquellos otros dedicados a la revolucion romana de finales de la Republica, la dictadura de Cesar y el Principado de Augusto desde la perspectiva de la praxis politica.

Signifer Libros.19-Madrid, 2006.Colección derigida por Sabino Perea Yébenes. Encuadernación Rustica con solapas. Estado de conservación: semi nuevo. 127 paginas.ilustrada Nº de ref. de la librería:

El nuevo libro del alcalde de Córdoba (1986-1995), Herminio Trigo, en el que repasa los asuntos más relevantes para la ciudad, tanto en su periodo en el área municipal, como en la actualidad, así como cuestiones politicas, humanitarias y de gran calado en la sociedad del siglo XXI.Este libro recoge una seleccion de escritos sobre asuntos que preocuparon a Herminio Trigo en el transcurso de su etapa en el area municipal -como concejal y alcalde de Cordoba-, y en la que expone sus inquietudes y discrepancias con algunas decisiones tomadas por las autoridades del momento respecto al modelo de ciudad, la participacion ciudadana, la cultura y el urbanismo, como la solucion del trazado de la nueva Red Arterial Ferroviaria a su paso por Cordoba.Pero Hicimos Cordoba tambien recoge su analisis acerca de aspectos relevantes para la ciudad, una vez que dejo su responsabilidad municipal, como la inmatriculacion de la Mezquita-Catedral, el cambio de propiedad de Cajasur, las actuaciones de las fuerzas politicas -tanto de la izquierda como de la derecha-, la situacion economica, la justicia, la vivienda, la Memoria Democratica y el genocidio de Palestina. Su relacion con Julio Anguita queda igualmente reflejada en el sentido texto que dedica al tragico final de su hijo en la guerra de Irak.

From Hannah Kent the bestselling award winning author of Burial Rites comes a book about the extraordinary country that is Iceland and about the creative life it inspired Always Home Always Homesick is for lovers of Iceland and of travel and for those interested in what it means to write

Beyond Profit brings together the latest academic research on Purpose Driven Leadership and Organizations to show how leaders can create a Wellbeing Economy that is aligned with a sustainable future where we innovate and protect collective long term wellbeing through governance that works It is a must read for all leaders wanting to implement a coherent roadmap to meet the needs of the world we want it will help you ask critical questions learn from inspirational stories and be armed with an innovative approach to find answers that will lead to a better tomorrow Leaders make decisions with real consequences that are not just local but national and even global they impact matters of intense importance decisions with environmental economic societal and moral implications The reality of leadership in times of uncertainty and risk places an unprecedented challenge at the door of today s generation of leaders As a leader you may often feel locked into pursuing sustained growth and endless increases in financial returns while held back by less resources and more challenges around employees customers and new technologies Perhaps you feel overwhelmed and weighed down by responsibility troubled by the legacy you are leaving behind It doesn t have to be thi

This is the story of the superbly elegant early eighteenth century Pallant House in Chichester It s the story of 19 Princelet Street in Spitafields built for a Huguenot silk weaver ultimately a synagogue It s also the story of among others a row of two up two downs in Toxteth a block of flats in London s East End and what Ideal Home s magazine described in 1926 as Britain s first modern house in Northampton Together these buildings reveal the ways in which English homes have developed and changed over the past few centuries At the same time as Dan Cruickshank shows they have much to tell us about the lives of their first occupants their aspirations their struggles their place within society and relationship with their local community The English House brilliantly weaves these two strands together blending architectural and social history to create a series of brilliantly observed portraits of fascinating buildings

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER If you want to understand the turmoil in Gaza Syria and beyond the Iranian Revolution of 1979 is a good place to start The Times Excellent Telegraph Brilliant Financial Times Exceptional New York TimesA spellbinding narrative history of the 1979 Iranian Revolution and its devastating consequences by the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lawrence in Arabia Before the revolution the Shah of Iran seemed invincible The world watched in awe as he commanded a huge army and oversaw an economy awash with billions of dollars of oil revenues The regime s secret police had crushed communist opposition and the Shah appeared to have bought off the conservative Muslim clergy inside the country On the international stage Iran had become an invaluable ally to the West during the Cold War But village streets spoke of a different country people derided the Shah as an American lackey and blamed him for economic inequality for spending recklessly on lavish parties and for ignoring the Muslim majority When a volcanic religious revolution erupted led by a fiery cleric named Ayatollah Khomeini the Shah was forced off the throne and into exile How did it all go so wrong Brilliantly brought to life by the Sunday Times bestselling author Scott

My favourite wine w nker Jack Whitehall I like to talk about wine the way normal humans talk about things they love it s not about showing off how many fancy wine terms I know The point is to share something I love with someone else in a way that makes them want to love it too Thirsty is the story of Tom Gilbey The Wine Guy and his life in wine a celebration of the bleedin beautiful people who make it and a history of his family s love affair with winemaking and let s be honest drinking since the 1800s Learn how to read a label even if you can t speak the language talk wine without sounding naff choose wine in a restaurant explain why some wine smells like your granny s cardiganAlong the way you ll discover 100 Wine W nker approved bottles wines for friendships and long lunches for autumn afternoons and winter evenings Whether yours is a Chateauneuf du Pape Kylie Minogue s rose or God forbid orange wine Tom will help you find the good stuff always Let Tom show you how this gloriously gluggable elixir is at its heart made to bring pleasure and that there is no right or wrong to enjoy wine just go for it Entertaining and engaging Helen McGinn of knackeredmother

After the collapse of Soviet communism the West convinced itself that liberal democracy would be the dominant system of governance However in February 2022 Vladimir Putin proved it is unwise to make such predictions In the early years of Putin s presidency he appeared to commit himself to friendship with the West But the Putin of those years is unrecognisable today an autocratic nationalist dedicated to repression at home and anti Western militarism abroad So what happened Was he lying when he proclaimed his support for freedom democracy and friendship with the West Or was he sincere Did he change his views at some stage between then and now And if that is the case what happened to change him Putin and the Return of History examines these questions in the context of Russia s thousand year past tracing the forces and the myths that have shaped Putin s politics of aggression the enduring terror of encirclement by outsiders the subjugation of the individual to the cause of the state the collectivist values that allow the sacrifice of human lives in battle the willingness to lie and deceive the co opting of religion and the belief in Great Russia s mission to change the world

Este libro analiza los anfiteatros y circos de la Hispania Ulterior Baetica, especialmente los de Carmo (Carmona), Itálica (Santiponce) y Astigi (Écija), ubicados en la actual provincia de Sevilla. Estas construcciones definian urbanisticamente las ciudades romanas, imitando a Roma con sus funciones para ludi (juegos), incluyendo munera (luchas de gladiadores) y venationes (cacerias). Tambien servian como escenarios politicos y religiosos. La obra actualiza el conocimiento historico-arqueologico mediante tecnicas de prospeccion geofisica y escaner laser, con especial atencion al anfiteatro de Italica. Los estudios son resultado de proyectos I+D+i de la Universidad de Sevilla, como el "Proyecto Munera" y los proyectos sobre Italica, financiados ...

This is more than a richly detailed story about the hubris corruption and incompetence that doomed Credit Suisse it s a stark warning to all of us about what happens when we let bankers do what they like Oliver Bullough bestselling author of Butler to the World For centuries Swiss banks have served the globe s wealthiest individuals employing a strict culture of anonymity and gaining massive wealth in the process But when Credit Suisse collapsed the veil of secrecy came down and the world was suddenly privy to the corruption scandal and empty hubris that keep our biggest banks alive It was a 166 year old bastion of Swiss banking amongst the most important and influential financial institutions in the world but a veneer of high class service disguised a darker dirtier reality From its sterile Zurich headquarters the bank catered to a clientele that included dictators drug dealers and former Nazi officers and helped fleece its own clients out of billions of dollars This continued for decades even as Credit Suisse continued to expand acquiring smaller banks and granting its own executives lucrative bonus contracts Meltdown is the story of how the house of cards fell apart Bloomberg investigative journalist and bestselling author of Pyramid

By 1942 Churchill faced a vastly different war than the one he d inherited from Neville Chamberlain Britain was no longer alone the Soviets were now an unlikely ally in the East and Pearl Harbor had finally pushed America into action Yet the scale of violence remained unchanged On average seven British men women and children were killed every hour of the Second World War The country would never be the same again In Advance Britannia historian Alan Allport reveals the war as it was lived from the battlefields to the ration books in the War Ministry and in the air raid shelters Mixing social history with dramatic storytelling this is a definitive account of the war that reshaped the world

Survivor Rebel Conspirator Mother and grandmother of kings Margaret Beaufort was one of the most remarkable and influential women of the Middle Ages Born the daughter of the Duke of Somerset into a century of conflict and a descendant of Edward III she was married at twelve a mother orphan and widow at thirteen and rode the vicissitudes of the Wars of the Roses and two further marriages to see her only son Henry ascend the throne of England as the first monarch of the Tudor dynasty She helped to bring about the marriage of Henry VII to Elizabeth of York a union that helped heal the wounds of a bitterly divided nation During Henry s reign she exerted considerable influence at court and played a part in the upbringing of her grandson the future Henry VIII She was a lifelong artistic patron and supporter of academia In old age she founded a professorship of divinity and two colleges at Cambridge University By the time of her death in June 1509 she had outlived by two months the son whose birth fifty two years previously had so nearly killed her Lauren Johnson s life of Margaret Beaufort brings its subject vividly and memorably to life She delineates the decades of political upheaval that were the backdrop to her long and resilient career and highli

Adolf Schulten (1870 Elberfeld-1960 Erlangen) fue discípulo de los filólogos clásicos F. Leo y U. von Wilamowitz-Moellendorf, y del historiador y premio Nobel, Th. Mommsen, bajo cuya dirección se doctoro con De conventibus civium Romanorum (1892). Su habilitacion como docente universitario la alcanzo en 1896, con la obra Die romischen Grundherrschaften. El derecho romano y la historia antigua fueron sus campos de investigacion. Sus excepcionales maestros le inculcaron un profundo conocimiento critico de las fuentes clasicas, que dominaba a la perfeccion. El interes por la arqueologia le llevo a ejercer como profesor de Historia Antigua en la universidad de Erlangen. Becado por el Instituto Arqueologico Aleman, estudio la historia provincial romana y, en concreto, la de su ejercito en tierras de Germania, norte de Africa e Hispania.Sus valoraciones, objeto de revision critica en los ultimos años, estaban siempre orientadas a subrayar la relacion estrecha de las fuentes literarias (Polibio, Apiano) y epigraficas clasicas con los trabajos arqueologicos que emprendia. En ese contexto, con una perspectiva interdisciplinar, realizo importantes descubrimientos e investigaciones en numerosos yacimientos de la España antigua. Entre sus obras destacan Viriato, Sertorio, Ora Maritima de Avieno, Tartessos, Tarraco y, en especial, las Fontes Hispaniae Antiquae (1922), la Iberische Landeskunde: Geographie des antiken Spanien, asi como los cuatro volumenes de Numantia. Die Ergebnisse der Ausgrabungen 1905-1912.El presente volumen, Los campamentos de Renieblas, que incluye la colaboracion de otros estudiosos que trabajaron en este proyecto con Schulten, esta dedicado al descubrimiento y estudio de los cinco campamentos romanos de epoca republicana (II-I a. c.) emplazados en la Gran Atalaya de Renieblas, en las proximidades de Numancia (Soria). Esta obra se puede leer ahora por vez primera en español, junto con las laminas, planos y mapas de la edicion alemana original.La presente traduccion viene a subsanar un considerable vacio academico. En la peninsula iberica, los volumenes de la obra Numantia significaron una verdadera contribucion pionera en el estudio de los campamentos romanos.Martin Luik, Universidad Ludwig-Maximilian. Munich.

From the bestselling author of FEMINA a brilliant reappraisal of the medieval women whose lives have been exploited over centuries for political nation building ends In LEGENDA bestselling historian Professor Janina Ramirez peels back the layers of time to reveal how the lives of women have been co opted by those intent on crafting national identities Their names are well known and summaries of their achievements have been recited in classrooms for decades but medieval women like Joan of Arc Lady Godiva and Isabella of Castile have been misrepresented their stories twisted and weaponised Meanwhile ground breaking 18th and 19th century women who blazed a trail through revolutionary Europe have been forgotten their legacies too easily dismissed or ignored Questioning established narratives and searching for the real women behind the legends Ramirez interrogates what defines a nation and who gets to build it shining a light on how history is so often hijacked to serve the ideological and political interests of the present PRAISE FOR JANINA RAMIREZ Ramirez blasts a powerful spotlight into the so called Dark Ages and reveals a vibrant world awash with colour and character DAN SNOW host of History Hit Skillfully brings out from the shadows the lives of w