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Henri Rochefort Journaliste d'opposition sous tous les régimes, personnalité forte et combative, Henri Rochefort (1831-1913) a suscité des passions extrêmes et des jugements violents en raison de son

"Era urgente recordar para contarlo luego: para no sucumbri a la vileza o al suicidio. Cuando muchos años después le preguntaban cómo había podido conservar recuerdos tan precisos, Evgenia Ginzburg respondia que desde los primeros instantes de su detencion se habia formado el proposito de fijarlo todo en su memoria, sabiendo ya, intuyendo, que el olvido seria el complice mas eficaz de los verdugos."

Vibrante memoria autobiográfica del principal representante del comunitarismo que incluye una descripción de las principales claves de esta filosofía.

Esku artean duzun Migel Jabier Urmeneta Ajarnauteren gaineko azterketa honek haren ibilbide biografiko, profesional eta politikoa begietaratuko dizu, haren jaiotzaren mendeurrenean (1915-1988).Nafarroako XX. mendeko historiako pertsonaia gailen honen biografia ezinbestekoa dugu ulertzeko euskal nazionalismoaren historia Espainiako Bigarren Errepublikan, entelegatzeko makina bat nafartar militanteren adskripzio derrigortua bando nazionalean uztailaren 18ko estatu-kolpean, eta bai konprenitzeko hala 36ko gerrako historia militarra nola Espainiaren parte hartzea Bigarren Mundu-Gerran Dibisio Urdinaren bidez, hala Francoren Gobernuaren kolaborazioa Estatu Batuetako armadarekin nola Iruñea eta Nafarroaren historia instituzionala frankismoan zehar, bertako industrializazioa, euskal kulturaren erreibindikazioa 50 eta 60etako hamarkadetan, eta halaber, Nafarroako trantsizio politiko, sozial eta kulturala, nahiz bertako politika sozialen eta kulturalen garapena.

Ron ChernowJohn D. Rockefeller, Sr.--history's first billionaire and the patriarch of America's most famous dynasty--is an icon whose true nature has eluded three generations of historians. Now Ron Chernow, the National Book Award-winning biographer of the Morgan and Warburg banking families, gives us a history of the mogul "etched with uncommon objectivity and literary grace . . . as detailed, balanced, and psychologically insightful a portrait of the tycoon as we may ever have" (Kirkus Reviews). Titan is the first full-length biography based on unrestricted access to Rockefeller's exceptionally rich trove of papers. A landmark publication full of startling revelations, the book will indelibly alter our image of this most enigmatic capitalist. Born the son of a flamboyant, bigamous snake-oil salesman and a pious, straitlaced mother, Rockefeller rose from rustic origins to become the world's richest man by creating America's most powerful and feared monopoly, Standard Oil. Branded "the Octopus" by legions of muckrakers, the trust refined and marketed nearly 90 percent of the oil produced in America. Rockefeller was likely the most controversial businessman in our nation's history. Critics charged that his empire was built on unscrupulous tactics: grand-scale collusion with the railroads, predatory pricing, industrial espionage, and wholesale bribery of political officials. The titan spent more than thirty years dodging investigations until Teddy Roosevelt and his trustbusters embarked on a marathon crusade to bring Standard Oil to bay. While providing abundant new evidence of Rockefeller's misdeeds, Chernow discards the stereotype of the cold-blooded monster to sketch an unforgettably human portrait of a quirky, eccentric original. A devout Baptist and temperance advocate, Rockefeller gave money more generously--his chosen philanthropies included the Rockefeller Foundation, the University of Chicago, and what is today Rockefeller University--than anyone before him. Titan presents a finely nuanced portrait of a fascinating, complex man, synthesizing his public and private lives and disclosing numerous family scandals, tragedies, and misfortunes that have never before come to light. John D. Rockefeller's story captures a pivotal moment in American history,

Gabriel Janer Manila ens mostra la seva personal mirada del món per mitjà d?un ampli recull d?articles.El reconegut novel·lista mallorquí nodreix el seu periodisme de les múltiples suggestions que ac

Adriano, nacido en Itálica, fue nombrado emperador como sucesor de Trajano, que no tenía descendencia directa. De carácter diametralmente opuesto al de su antecesor, era un enamorado de la cultura griega que prescindio de la vieja camarilla de Trajano. Fue siempre contrario a las guerras, pero cuido de que el ejercito se mantuviera disciplinado y entrenado. La vida intelectual florecio en los años de su gobierno, con historiadores como Arriano, Plutarco y L. Anneo Floro. Roma vio como se erigian construcciones como el Panteon, el Templo de Venus o Tivoli, y tambien en las provincias se construyeron magnificos edificios costeados por el emperador. Adriano presto especial interes a las provincias del Imperio y su administracion fue fundamental para el futuro del Imperio. La biografia de un emperador excepcional: Adriano.

Inéditas en castellano, las memorias de una de las fundadoras del feminismo en el siglo XX. Una gran biografía y un fascinante relato de las turbulencias de la época. Emma Goldman, probablemente l

The Blue Sweater is the inspiring story of a woman who left a career in international banking to spend her life on a quest to understand global poverty and find powerful new ways of tackling it. It all started back home in Virginia, with the blue sweater, a gift that quickly became her prized possessionuntil the day she outgrew it and gave it away to Goodwill. Eleven years later in Africa, she spotted a young boy wearing that very sweater, with her name still on the tag inside. That the sweater had made its trek all the way to Rwanda was ample evidence, she thought, of how we are all connected, how our actionsand inactiontouch people every day across the globe, people we may never know or meet.From her first stumbling efforts as a young idealist venturing forth in Africa to the creation of the trailblazing organization she runs today, Novogratz tells gripping stories with unforgettable characterswomen dancing in a Nairobi slum, unwed mothers starting a bakery, courageous survivors of the Rwandan genocide, entrepreneurs building services for the poor against impossible odds.She shows, in ways both hilarious and heartbreaking, how traditional charity often fails, but how a new form of philanthropic investing called "patient capital" can help make people self-sufficient and can change millions of lives. More than just an autobiography or a how-to guide to addressing poverty, The Blue Sweater is a call to action that challenges us to grant dignity to the poor and to rethink our engagement with the world.

Tout en anecdotes, cherche à percer un double mystère : qui est Mohammed VI ? Quelle est sa véritable politique ? Son enfance, ses années d''éducation, ses rapports avec son père Hassan II sont relat

An accessible and scholarly study of an emperor who was human and just throughout his long reign which was frequently punctuated by wars with the northern tribes.