Breve historia de Estados Unidos

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Con la sola ayuda de una grabadora y una pluma, Svetlana Aleksiévich se empeña en mantener viva la memoria de la tragedia que fue la URSS, en narrar las microhistorias de una gran utopía. «El comunismo se propuso la insensatez de transformar al hombre "antiguo", al viejo Adán. Y lo consiguió [...]. En setenta y pocos años, el laboratorio del marxismo-leninismo creó un singular tipo de hombre: el Homo sovieticus», condenado a desaparecer con la implosión de la URSS. En este magnífico réquiem, la autora reinventa una forma literaria polifónica muy singular que le permite dar voz a...

Was there ever a Garden of Eden? What became of the 10 lost tribes of Israel? What is the significance of the European megaliths? Twenty-eight leading authorities draw on modern science and the latest research to explore some of archaeology's most baffling controversies and enigmas, from mankind's origins to the mysterious collapse of once powerful civilizations, in this informative perspective on human history. Packed with evocative photographs and informative diagrams, maps, and plans, this guide offers a fascinating window into vanished worlds. Habría un jardín de Edén? Cómo murió...

This study surveys the changing urban topography of the Iberian peninsular from the 4th to 7th centuries AD, paying particular attention to the Christianisation of the urban landscape. It compiles a catalogue of episcopal seats and other urban centres, noting changes in terms of ecclesiastical building, the adaptation of public spaces to Christian ritual activity and the chaging funerary landscape.