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The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was created during 1940s. It's a key indicator of economic policy, and it's considered as rule to measure the significance of a country's economy, and it's a common base for other important indicators, such as fiscal deficit and the human development index (HDI). Diane Coyle reminds us that this instrument is not supposed to turn into a fetish; on the contrary, since it possesses a history that explains its consolidation, along with a structure and strategies that show the conception of economy from those who postulate it. Nonetheless, the GDP is currently one ...

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La civilización islámica prosperó enormemente en sus primeros mil años de vida, desde las revelaciones a Mahoma en el siglo VII hasta los grandes imperios islámicos del siglo XVI. Mientras los europeos padecían la Edad Oscura, los musulmanes de ciudades como Jerusalén, Damasco, Alejandría, Fez, Túnez, El Cairo y Bagdad hacían extraordinarios avances en la filosofía, la ciencia, la medicina, la literatura y el arte. Este libro, accesible y apasionante, explora el primer milenio de la cultura islámica destruyendo estereotipos e ilustrando a los lectores sobre los acontecimientos y...

Langley recorre los espacios compartidos entre las sociedades, las econom as y las culturas de M xico y Estados Unidos. Con la mirada objetiva del historiador, pero con la sensibilidad de quien conoce la vida en las calles fronterizas y los prejuicios y afinidades de las dos naciones, el autor recrea encuentros y desencuentros entre mentalidades, estilos de vida y tradiciones.