Flores en El Desierto

A les darreries de l'edat mitjana, el patrimoni de la Corona a les comarques de la Vall d'Albaida i l'Alcoià estava format per les viles d'Ontinyent, Alcoi, Biar, Bocairent i Penàguila, enquadrades administrativament per les seues respectives batllies locals. D'elles extreia la monarquia unes rendes d'accentuat caràcter agrari, on predominaven el terç-delme, els monopolis reials -forns, molins, carnisseries- i els tributs fixos de la peita i la cena. El caràcter estable dels tipus impositius d'aquests drets i les modalitats de la seua gestió -arrendaments, emfiteusi- limitaven la...

Pese al persistente desafío del secesionismo, de la crisis económica, del enfrentamiento interinstitucional y de la corrupción rampante, la Federación Rusa sigue siendo todavía hoy uno de los más importantes actores en la escena política internacional. Comprender a Rusia –esto es, entender cómo se gobiernan sus instituciones, qué proponen sus principales fuerzas políticas, cuáles son las exigencias de los nacionalismos de uno y otro signo, cómo ha evolucionado su federalismo, de qué modo su economía pugna por salir adelante, hasta qué punto ha cambiado su sociedad y qué...

A polemic work due to its hefty critic to public figures and to those who see the electoral reformations -which this book demystifies-, as a historical achievement. The transition to democracy requires not only the dismantlement of the old regime, but also the design of the new normative and institutional arrangement that preserves the plural and multiple spirit of the nation. The task is immense, but our generation cannot avoid it: citizens must not stay apart. The mixture of fill and hope has to be translated into critic, proposal, and active participation. The essays that I have gathered...

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