Isabel de Castilla y su época

It tackles the history of Love as a cultural idea in the two decades that came after the Civil War as a substantial part of human comprehension of reality and as a way of organizing individual and social practices. This idea, this book suggests, played a crucial role on women subordination, through the configuration of their identity and subjectivity.

La novela -FINALISTA del IV Premio Iberoamericano PLANETA CASA DE AMERICA- nos enfrenta a una triple historia. La primera parte se desarrolla en el s XVIII y se centra en la investigacion por parte de don Torcuato, Secretario Episcopal de Cordoba, del macabro asesinato de su obispo, lo que le llevara a tomar la decision mas siniestra de su vida. En la segunda, seremos testigos del ascenso en la escala social de una esclava perversa, la chilena Verena Maria, desde su desembarco en la Barcelona del XIX hasta su ingreso en la mas arraigada nobleza andaluza. Finalmente y ya en nuestros dias, la...

Magnífico recorrido por la historia española desde los Reyes Católicos hasta la actualidad, que facilitará al lector las claves para comprender mejor el tiempo presente.

This book is designed as a second- or third-year college text that presents the civilization of Spain in all its manifestations: history, literature, the arts, and popular culture. In this revision, all important cultural and historical information from previous editions has been retained, and new information about modern-day political organizations and culture has been added. With increased emphasis on the regional diversity of Spain and improved coverage of the contributions of women, this text introduces students to Spanish civilizations and culture.