Historia cultural: apuntes desde México

This book captures the most stunning studies, the difficulties, the dangers, and the experiences during a 10-year period of travel and expeditions. Author Juan Jesus Vallejo journeys across five continents, giving us a glimpse into the pyramids in Peru that are older than the Egyptian pyramids; the first human temples with more than 10,000 years of history, discovered in the dusty fields of Kurdistan; and the largest and most puzzling painted rocks on the planet, in nearly unexplored areas of the Sahara. An endless stream of riddles, anecdotes, and facts, this book demonstrates that the world ...

"Siena: City of Secrets" is a charming, intimate portrait of this most secretive of cities, often overlooked by travelers to Italy. Part cultural history and intellectual memoir, part travelogue and guide book, Tylus writes with a novelist s flair, taking the reader on a quest of discovery through the well- and not-so-well-travelled roads and alleys of the ancient city. Today, Siena can appear on the surface standoffish, a bit static, and very old-fashioned, especially when compared to its larger, flashier cousins Roma and Firenze. But first impressions wear away as we learn from Tylus that...

This historical work offers an alternative interpretation for how Colombia lost Panama in 1903. It argues that the concession of Panama was first initiated in 1788, when Thomas Jefferson decided that the construction of a canal through the isthmus of Panama was imperative in accordance with the principles of the manifest destiny. Information about the the first designs for the construction of the canal is included. Esta obra historica plantea una interpretacion alternativa de como Colombia perdió Panama. El argumento central sostiene que la pérdida se venía cocinando desde 1788, cuando...

El imperio bizantino aún suele contemplarse como la historia de una decadencia, a pesar de que su vida se prolongará durante casi 1.200 años. Sin embargo, este libro breve pero exhaustivo demuestra que Bizancio sufrió un singular ciclo de crisis y posteriores florecimientos durante los cuales su historia política, militar, económica, social y cultural tomó con frecuencia cursos dispares. Las causas de tales oscilaciones se hallarían tanto en la dinámica subyacente como en decisiones tomadas por personalidades específicas, entre ellas numerosos emperadores del período. El autor...