Políticas de la violencia. Europa, siglo XX

De la boca de los protagonistas o de sus familiares y sirviéndose de una mezcla de narración literaria y de reconstrucción histórica, el periodista Fernando Berlín recupera en este libro los dramáticos y emotivos relatos nunca antes revelados de una docena de hombres y mujeres españoles que, de forma modesta y desinteresada, consiguieron salvar la vida de algunos de sus compatriotas del otro bando durante la guerra civil. Una visión completamente distinta de la guerra.

La historia de España ha sido presentada a menudo en términos de ocaso, frustración y excepcionalidad. Desde fines del siglo XX se impone el paradigma contrario, una óptica comparativa que nos asimila al resto de Europa y trueca la «diferencia» por «normalidad». No obstante persisten, como fantasmas que se resisten a desaparecer, pulsiones negativas que se traducen en crítica despiadada del presente, escasa autoestima y manifiesta desconfianza en nuestro futuro. La realidad española ha sido contemplada sistemáticamente con un cristal oscuro y posiblemente distorsionador, hasta el...

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