Políticas de la violencia. Europa, siglo XX

El periodo barroco ofrece unas especiales condiciones para poder realizar la observacion nitida de la practica ingeniosa. Concretamente, a lo largo del siglo XVII, el ingenio cobra una total preeminencia en las obras canonicas del conceptismo literario, elevando la practica de la escritura - especialmente la poetica - a una flexibilidad retorica que rompia con el modelo heredado del Renacimiento. El presente libro ofrece una vision de conjunto a traves de la cual se divisa la relacion existente entre la practica ingeniosa y los valores que esta tiene tanto desde un punto de vista estetico...

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...

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La Guerra de la Independencia provoca un inaudito trauma colectivo e individual. En 1808, obliga a escoger precipitadamente entre la colaboración con los invasores y la resistencia. El dilema es especialmente acuciante para la élite ilustrada. Por su lado, los militares, los paisanos incorporados a la guerrilla, los eclesiásticos, los notables locales, los letrados, las mujeres..., en sus respectivas áreas y con sus actuaciones heroicas o mediocres, revelan sus mentalidades y sus credos. A partir de 1810, en la minúscula península gaditana, otros personajes acceden a la notoriedad por...