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Una ola de acciones terroristas azota a Mxico: crmenes, asaltos, secuestros, siniestros, agre-sin contra refugiados en la frontera sur; expulsin de indocumentados en el norte del pas; enfrentamientos entre narcos; corrupcin de funcionarios; rumores de devaluacin del peso; diatribas contra el presidente y una bomba molotov estalla en el Palacio Nacional. Es una desdichada convergencia de adversidades, exclaman algunos columnistas y, agregan: su lgica poltica no tiene autor comprobable, pero sus consecuencias demoledoras apuntan slo en una direccin: la desestabilizacin en marcha del rgimen...

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El objetivo central de los nueve estudios recogidos en este libro es el análisis de los medios (imágenes, grabados, libros, escrituras antiguas, edificios, emblemas, etc.) a los que se recurrió en tiempos de Felipe II para crear la imagen real y difundirla mediante distintos expedientes de propaganda, todo ello al servicio de la conservación de la reputación del rey Felipe II y su monarquía. Para lograrlo se articuló un verdadero entramado que asombra por su amplitud, por su riqueza y, en especial, por la sorprendente capacidad demostrada para elegir las vías más adecuadas que...

A riveting, comprehensive history of the Arab people and tribes that explores the role of language as a cultural touchstone. This kaleidoscopic book covers almost 3,000 years of Arab history and shines a light on the footloose Arab people and tribes who conquered lands and disseminated their language and culture over vast distances. Tracing this process to the origins of the Arabic language, rather than the advent of Islam, Tim Mackintosh-Smith begins his narrative more than a thousand years before Muhammad and focuses on how Arabic, both spoken and written, has functioned as a vital source...