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Protestantism and Political Conflict in the Nineteenth-century Hispanic Caribbean
Catholicism has long been recognized as one of the major forces shaping the Hispanic Caribbean (Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic) during the nineteenth century, but the role of Protestantism has not been fully explored. Protestantism and Political Conflict in the Nineteenth-Century Hispanic Caribbean traces the emergence of Protestantism in Cuba and Puerto Rico during a crucial period of national consolidation involving both social and political struggle. Using a comparative framework, Martínez-Fernández looks at the ways in which Protestantism, though officially "illegal" for most of the century, established itself, competed with Catholicism, and took differing paths in Cuba ...
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The United Kingdom and Spain in the Eighteenth Century
This book seeks to bridge a gap in the historiography of Spain and Great Britain by arguing that while the eighteenth century witnessed periods of tension, conflict and hostility between the two powers, their relationship remained multifaceted and significant in other spheres. Throughout the eighteenth century, Spain and Great Britain passed through phases of open warfare, armed peace and deep suspicion. The British capture of Gibraltar and Menorca dealt a severe blow to the newly established Bourbon dynasty in Spain. Even in times of war, however, not all communication channels were closed, with numerous formal and informal contacts being made despite the volatile political climate and enmi...
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Leer contra la nada
«Un festín en la estantería, un libro que siempre me inspira y nutre mi curiosidad. Cualquier página abierta al azar nos reserva un placer, un hallazgo, frases que reverberan. En este pequeño abecedario cabe una cartografía universal del amor a la lectura». IRENE VALLEJO ¿Qué otra cosa es leer sino conjurar el vacío de la nada? ¿Qué, sino dejarnos habitar por las palabras, por la eterna curiosidad, por el deseo constante de saber de nosotros mismos a través de lo otro y de los otros?Esa es la idea principal que recorre este libro aparentemente pequeño, pero casi infinito en su capacidad de mostrarnos la multiplicidad del universo lector: el hoy y el ayer de la lectura. Sus conq...
L'anima del mondo
«Palomas si addentra nei suoi personaggi e nelle sue storie con una voracità e una forza tali [...] da condurci nelle profondità dell’animo umano». Mara Calabuig Hanno scritto di Tanta vita: Cinque donne «unite da un’appassionante storia d’amore, inganno, speranza e morte». La Voz de Asturias «Tanta vita è l’opera della maturità di Alejandro Palomas... un romanzo corale, poetico e di forte impatto emotivo». ABC
