101 villanos de la historia de México

Cuban intellectual Roberto Regalado provides a critical analysis of the issues facing Latin America today. He examines the political crises, the emerging social movements on the continent that are spearheading international resistance to neoliberalism-from the water struggles in Bolivia to the landless movement in Brazil-and considers alternative options for development.

El Escorial is more than a monument to the zeal of Spain’s Catholicism; it is also a symbol of Spain at its imperial apogee. This imposing, granite edifice was built by King Philip II to celebrate Spain’s victory over the French at Saint-Quentin on August 10, 1557. Paid for with New-World gold, this sprawling monastery-palace is laid out in a vast grid of corridors and courtyards. At its heart is the austere Doric basilica of San Lorenzo el Real - beneath which are the remains of eleven Spanish kings, including Philip. The story of this fascinating, enduring symbol of Spain’s monarchy...

Partiendo de la crisis de los treinta, Pierre-Charles analiza la consolidación de la hegemonía norteamericana en el Caribe mediante el establecimiento de bases militares y compañías transnacionales modernas. Su estudio desemboca en la revolución cubana y comprende las islas, los espacios marítimos y continentales que integran el perímetro geopolítico de la región, incluyendo la Zona del Canal de Panamá.

Up to which point is heiress the actual Europe of the historic contribution to medieval organisations? Those who have asked this question will find the answer in this book, a collection of such areas as rights, historic and artistic patrimony, literary contributions.