Diccionario de costariqueñismos

Historia del pueblo del Sol Naciente que ademas de repasar los hechos significativos de cada una de las dinastias que lo gobernaron, aborda los mitos, leyendas, costumbres y el desarrollo de sus diversas manifestaciones artisticas que muestran la esencia de una nacion en busca de centrar sus ideales en el beneficio de una colectividad mas que en una vision individualista. El autor, especialista en filosofia y en historia del arte, dedica un importante apartado a los rasgos caracteristicos del japones, a fin de que el lector se familiarice con la estructura de esta lengua.

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This book provides an introduction to ancient Egypt. Beginning with a geographical overview that explains the development of Egyptian belief systems and its political development, it examines methodology, the history of Egyptology, religion, social organization, urban and rural life, and death.

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...