La codicia de Guillermo de Orange

Con una colección de sus artículos más importantes, Chris Wickham se enfrenta a una amplia gama de cuestiones, desde los rápidos cambios en las estructuras económicas al final del Imperio romano y los problemas clave en la sociedad y la economía de la Europa altomedieval, hasta cuestiones igualmente importantes en la historia cultural, como la naturaleza de la memoria histórica y cómo funcionan los chismes en las sociedades medievales (y contemporáneas). Desde su punto de partida inicial en Italia, Wickham extiende su interés al conjunto de Europa basándose en un buen conocimiento...

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La extraordinaria reconstrucción del universo criminal de la 'Ndrangheta', la mafia más poderosa y desconocida. La 'Ndrangheta calabresa siempre ha sido infravalorada, considerada un fenómeno criminal menor, casi folclórico. Solo sale a la luz pública en momentos de sanguinaria celebridad, como ocurrió en Duisburgo (Alemania) en 2007, en un salvaje ajuste de cuentas en el que murieron seis personas. Crecida y fortalecida en el silencio, tiene hoy ramificaciones en todas las regiones italianas y en los cinco continentes y contactos con las principales organizaciones terroristas y...