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¿Nació Europa en la Edad Media?

El insigne medievalista francés Jacques Le Goff busca en este libro las raíces de la larga historia de la Europa contemporánea. Para ello, pone ante nuestros ojos los rastros y los estratos sucesivos de numerosas mutaciones, desde las ruinas del Imperio romano hasta los grandes ...

Rousseau

INDICE: Discurso sobre las ciencias y las artes. Discurso sobre el orígen y los fundamentos de la desigualdad entre los hombres. El contrato social. Emilio ode la educación.

La década que nos dejó sin aliento

La década que nos dejó sin aliento pertenece a la serie dedicada al siglo XX, de la que ya han aparecido tres volúmenes que abarcan desde 1936 a 1959. Esta vez el tema son los años comprendidos entre 1973 y 1982: comienza con el asesinato ...

New religious movements

a guide for the perplexed

This is an exploration of 'new' religious movements which have originated since 1950, setting them within their social and cultural context. "New Religious Movements: A Guide for the Perplexed" examines the phenomenon of new faiths and alternative spiritualities which has become a feature of the ...

The history of islamic political thought

from the Prophet to the present

A complete history of Islamic political thought from early Islam (c.622-661) to the present. This comprehensive overview describes and interprets all schools of Islamic political thought, their origins, inter-connections and meaning. It examines the Qur'an, the early Caliphate, classical Islamic philosophy, and the ...

Historia del Antiguo Egipto

Las incesantes revisiones que experimenta la egiptología a veces tardan en rebasar el estrecho círculos de los especialistas. Así, el común de los lectores tiene una visión en cierto modo tradicional y convencional de la civilización del Nilo, en su mayor parte deudora de los ...

The Hebrew Republic

jewish sources and the transformation of european political thought

According to a commonplace narrative, the rise of modern political thought in the West resulted from secularization - the exclusion of religious arguments from political discourse. But in this pathbreaking work, Eric Nelson argues that this familiar story is wrong. Instead, he contends, political thought in ...

Belarus

the last european dictatorship

This book is the first in English to explore both Belarus' complicated road to nationhood and to examine in detail its politics and economics since 1991, the nation's first year of true independence. Andrew Wilson focuses particular attention on Aliaksandr Lukashenka's surprising longevity ...

Understanding contemporary strategy

Understanding Contemporary Strategy provides an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of modern strategy. Covering all the main issues in the field, the book explores the major themes through a combination of classical and modern strategic theory, history and current practice. The ...

The Acropolis

the Acropolis Museum

One of the most important monuments of human civilisation and the new architectural jewel of Athens are both presented through informative, easy to read texts in a fully illustrated edition with colour representations and detailed site plans. This brand new book begins with a look ...

A prophetic peace

judaism, religion, and politics

Challenging deeply held convictions about Judaism, Zionism, war, and peace, Alick Isaacs's combat experience in the second Lebanon war provoked him to search for a way of reconciling the belligerence of religion with its messages of peace. In his insightful readings of the texts ...

From Plato to postmodernism

the story of Western culture throught philosophy, literature and art

In From Plato to Postmodernism nearly four thousand years of Western history weave together into one unfolding story in which we see how philosophy, literature and art each reflect and shape the twists and turns that have led to today's world. The story begins ...

Afghanistan declassified

a guide to America's longest war

Nearly 100,000 U.S. soldiers are deployed to Afghanistan, fighting the longest war in the nation's history. But what do Americans know about the land where this conflict is taking place? Many have come to have a grasp of the people, history, and ...

Politics in a religious world

building a religiously informed U.S. Foreign Policy

This book discusses the lack of religious understanding in US foreign policy, examining why the US chooses to avoid the religious aspects of international affairs. "Politics in a Religious World" examines why US diplomacy often misunderstands, if not ignores, the role of religion in international ...

New battlefields old Laws

critical debates on asymmetric warfare

An internationally-recognized authority on constitutional law, national security law, and counterterrorism, William C. Banks believes changing patterns of global conflict are forcing a reexamination of the traditional laws of war. The Hague Rules, the customary laws of war, and the post-1949 law of armed conflict ...

Europe Today

a Twenty-First Century introduction

This clearly written and comprehensive book, a true twenty-first-century enterprise, is the only work that offers a sustained and unified set of both country case studies and analysis of the European Union. The contributors, an authoritative group of Americans and Europeans, explore the new Europe--west ...

The next supreme leader

succession in the Islamic Republic of Iran

As the commander in chief and highest political authority in Iran, the current Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has played a critical role in the direction of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This monograph identifies three key factors that will shape succession of the next ...

Principles of government and politics in the Middle Ages

In many respects this book, first published in 1961, marked a somewhat radical departure from contemporary historical writings. It is neither a constitutional nor a political history, but a historical definition and explanation of the main features which characterised the three kinds of government which ...

Transforming America

Barack Obama in the White House

The presidency of Barack Obama seeks major transformation of American politics and policy. This new collection, edited by Steven E. Schier, examines the unusual combination of risk and ambition in Obama's presidency concerning popular politics, Washington politics, and economic and foreign policy. It also ...

The great humanists

an introduction

Born out of a love of language, text, classical learning, art, philosophy and philology, the Christian Humanist project lasted beyond the turmoil of sixteenth-century Europe to survive in a new form in post-Reformation thought. Jonathan Arnold here explores the finest intellects of late-Renaissance Europe, providing ...