Justo Sierra

The essays in this volume, taken together, span the era of British history from 1780 to the present that has engrossed the attention of Brian Harrison in a career of more than fifty years. In keeping with his diverse interests, they vary widely in subject matter. Yet each contributes, in some fashion, to an appreciation of the complexities of reform in modern Britain. Throughout his career Harrison has demonstrated an unwavering interest in social movements and pressure groups. He has analysed the organisation of reform movements and their bases of support; explored the aspirations and...

Ciudad Juarez lies just across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas. A once-thriving border town, it now resembles a failed state. Infamously known as the place where women disappear, its murder rate exceeds that of Baghdad. Last year 1,607 people were killed, a number that is on pace to increase in 2009. In Murder City, Charles Bowden, one of the few journalists who has spent extended periods of time in Juarez, has written an extraordinary account of what happens when a city disintegrates. Interweaving stories of its inhabitants, a raped beauty queen, a repentant hitman, a journalist fleeing...

En Stalingrado se libró la batalla más decisiva de la segunda guerra mundial. Su historia ha sido contada muchas veces, pero nunca como en este libro de Antony Beevor, que ha sido elogiado por especialistas como Orlando Figes y Robert Conquest, y que se ha convertido en un best seller internacional. Beevor ha llevado a cabo una investigación minuciosa en los archivos rusos y alemanes, sacando de ellos datos desconocidos, y ha interrogado a supervivientes de los dos bandos para reconstruir la experiencia vivida de una inmensa tragedia. Ello le ha permitido construir un relato del que Dirk...

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