Dos décadas de desilusiones

Esta magnífica obra trata del amor que sentía el gran cacique Guarionex por la hermosa taina Loarina. Pero este gran amor no era correspondido, pues Loarina amaba a su vez al soldado español Cristobal de Sotomayor. Al sentirse rechazado, Guarionex reta a un duelo a muerte a Sotomayor, que termina con graves consecuencias para ambos...

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Esta obra reflexiona sobre la formación de las colectividades vascas en el exterior desde el s. XVI hasta los albores del s. XXI. Los vascos, como otros pueblos emigrantes del pasado y presente, presentaron una gran tendencia a mostrarse ante las sociedades que los acogieron de un modo colectivo, adoptando una identidad peculiar que permeaba a todos los procedentes de un mismo origen geográfico y cultural. Estas identidades colectivas descansaban en dos pilares: una organización interna nucleada en torno a la aparición de instituciones que, si bien nunca acogieron a la totalidad de los...

A riveting, comprehensive history of the Arab people and tribes that explores the role of language as a cultural touchstone. This kaleidoscopic book covers almost 3,000 years of Arab history and shines a light on the footloose Arab people and tribes who conquered lands and disseminated their language and culture over vast distances. Tracing this process to the origins of the Arabic language, rather than the advent of Islam, Tim Mackintosh-Smith begins his narrative more than a thousand years before Muhammad and focuses on how Arabic, both spoken and written, has functioned as a vital source...