El comercio y el poder en México, 1821-1864

Franco. Autoritarismo y poder personal no es solo una de las más equilibradas biografías del personaje, sino una estupenda síntesis de lo que fueron cuarenta años decisivos en la historia de España. Juan Pablo Fusi despliega en este libro el doble mérito de haberse acercado a la figura de Franco con el rigor del historiador exigente, y el de haber sabido aproximarlo a sus lectores con el estilo de un relato apasionante.

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Jorge Garcia Montes was born in New York, United States, on october 19, 1898. His father, Jose Maria Garcia Montes, was exiled during the war of Cuba's independence against the Spaniards. Later, he became the first Secretary of Finance in 1902 with the first President of the Republic of Cuba, Tomas Estrada Palma. He studied at the University of Havana, where he graduated with a Law degree in 1917. An eminent student, he recieved several awards, among them the Lanuza prize. Elected to the House of Representatives from the Province of Santa Clara, Garcia Montes was a member of the Liberal...

En marzo de 2004 la Guerra de Irak dio un giro decisivo tras el abatimiento de 4 soldados americanos en una emboscada den Faluya. La noticia, de gran repercusión mediática, puso al descubierto Blackwater, una ejercito privado de élite que venía operando en misiones estadounidenses desde principios de la administración Bush. El libro de Jeremy Scahill es el primero en destapar las conexiones de este grupo de mercenarios al amparo del gobierno de Estados Unidos tras los atentados del 11-S, cuando toda la maquinaria del terror norteamericana inició una marcha de difícil vuelta atrás.