El caribe granadino en el siglo XIX: región y nación en la economía-mundo

En marzo de 1871, la clase trabajadora de París, indignada por su falta de poder político y cansada de ser explotada, tomó el control de la capital. Este libro es la excepcional historia de la Comuna, las heroicas batallas libradas en su defensa y la sangrienta masacre que acabó con el levantamiento. Un apasionante experimento revolucionario que en pocos meses logró sustituir al ejército por una milicia ciudadana, acabar con la injerencia eclesiástica en los asuntos estatales, introducir el derecho universal a la educación y reconocer a los funcionarios públicos el mismo salario que...

What was once a romantic race for the skies at the turn of the century has become, now at the threshold of the new Millennium, a fierce commercial competition where no contestant can afford to lose ground. Catastrofes aereas is a journey through the most resonant and disastrous accidents in the history of commercial aviation, where the account of the events, experts' investigations, technical explanations, and the testimonies of those who lived or witnessed it are but the beginning of the story. There is also the political, economic and social context in which they occurred, and the outside...

This collection of interviews explores the role of religion in the lives of eminent South Africans who led the struggle against apartheid. Nelson Mandela, Chris Hani, Desmond Tutu, Nadine Gordimer, and seventeen other political, religious, and cultural leaders share the beliefs and values that informed the moral positions they adopted, often at great cost. From all ethnic, religious, and political backgrounds, these men and women have shaped one of the greatest political transformations of the century. What emerges from the interviews are reflections on all aspects of life in an embattled...

"Inventario de los libros que han tenido ingreso en la secretaría de la Real academía," 1922-29, with v. 83, 85, 87, 89, 91-92, 96, 99.