Memorias de esperanza: las luchas de las mujeres en la guerra civil de Guatemala

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From the beginning of the Second World War the sea became a vitally important scene of conflict. Great Britain relied on receiving supplies by sea and, therefore, a total blockade of the United Kingdom was one the main objectives of Hitler’s Germany. The British government was forced to maintain a strategy of antisubmarine warfare throughout the conflict, while the Royal Navy sought to interrupt the Third Reich’s maritime traffic. In these circumstances the submarine became an important weapon of war. Headed by Karl Dönitz, who would later succeed Hitler as Head of State, the German...

Siete estudios originales abordan aspectos emblemáticos de los mil días de la Unidad Popular, e intentan recuperar el contrapunto entre fiesta y drama que tan profundamente marcó el proyecto liderado por Salvador Allende.

Las contribuciones reunidas en El franquismo. Visiones y balances pretenden aproximar al público interesado al estado de los estudios historiográficos sobre este reciente período histórico, que todavía permanece vivo en la memoria colectiva de muchos españoles. Son tres los aspectos en torno a los que se articulan las aportaciones de esta obra. Sus autores comienzan prestando atención al régimen de dictadura del general Franco. Un segundo aspecto presente en el libro es la cuestión de las relaciones entre el poder y la sociedad (violencia, oposición, exilio, cultura), atendiéndose...