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The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was created during 1940s. It's a key indicator of economic policy, and it's considered as rule to measure the significance of a country's economy, and it's a common base for other important indicators, such as fiscal deficit and the human development index (HDI). Diane Coyle reminds us that this instrument is not supposed to turn into a fetish; on the contrary, since it possesses a history that explains its consolidation, along with a structure and strategies that show the conception of economy from those who postulate it. Nonetheless, the GDP is currently one ...

En el siglo XVII, Nueva Espana era un territorio muy urbanizado; junto a las grandes capitales provinciales se encontraban medianas y pequenas ciudades en las que se repetian los patrones de vida cotidiana implantados por los espanoles en la ciudad de Mexico. Este volumen estudia tanto los espacios fisicos como los institucionales y corporativos donde se desarrollo la convivencia entre los diversos sectores sociales urbanos, asi como el marco normativo que regulaba sus relaciones.

La cultura sefardí siempre ha despertado gran interés más allá de la historiografía especializada. Tras la expulsión en 1492 y durante siglos, los judíos desterrados prolongaron su relación con España a través de numerosas manifestaciones en las que se citan, sin solución de continuidad, el resentimiento, la idealización y la nostalgia. El caso quizás no tenga parangón en la historia: raras veces una comunidad expulsada ha mantenido semejante fidelidad a sus orígenes. Incluso en las peores horas del siglo XX volvieron su vista a la tierra que aún contemplaban como refugio,...

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