El Futuro De UN Pasado

Kyle Harper nos ofrece una nueva visión de la decadencia y caída del Imperio romano, que nos descubre el papel determinante que el cambio climático y las enfermedades infecciosas tuvieron en su ruina. Partiendo de la época feliz de Marco Aurelio, el autor nos conduce hasta el momento en que un imperio asediado no pudo resistir el embate conjunto de una "pequeña edad glacial" y de la peste bubónica. Kyle Harper, que combina la erudición histórica con el método científico, nos conduce a una reflexión que enlaza una nueva forma de ver la historia con los problemas del presente. La...

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Un viaje por el México más personal y costumbrista, lleno de colores y olores inolvidables. Describe su gastronomía, el comercio en los mercados, la vida en el campo, sus costumbres, sus manifestaciones artísticas y sus creencias religiosas. Incluye citas de escritores y poetas que dan su particular visión de este país. México es el sol que se cierne sobre el templo maya, el partido de fútbol en la plaza del pueblo y las jacarandas en flor. Una hamaca que se mece en una hacienda adormecida y el hormigueo de taxis de la capital. Las lagunas de jade y el aroma picante de los frijoles,...

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