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The Fireflies of Guiuan
Shortly after joining Aguinaldo’s army as a young medic, José R. Lugay greets his country’s independence from Spain with bright dreams of the future. He marries his childhood sweetheart. Only a few months later, the dogs of war rip his dreams to tatters. A harrowing year with the defenders in the Philippine-American War follows. After the war is lost, he spends five years seeking lucrative employment as a doctor in Manila, without much success. Did his refusal to pledge allegiance to the new colonizer affect his prospects? He accepts a post as a country doctor in Guiuan, Samar, a remote town in the country’s most depressed province. Ten years of a hardscrabble life there seem about to be followed by ten more. Then the Warays choose him to fill one of Samar’s three seats in the country’s House of Representatives. His return to Manila as a distinguished Congressman must be the peak of his career, but two terms as a legislator leave him wondering if it isn’t actually a diversion from his true calling. Should he stay in the House, or run for the Senate, or become the eminent Manila doctor he had once aspired to be?
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Juan Carlos
How did a mercurial young prince, born to the strictest authoritarian traditions and educated to play a pivotal role in Franco's dictatorship, mature into the brave, steady, and skilful king who presided over one of the smoothest transitions from dictatorship to democracy in modern times? Paul Preston--who has thrown more light on the eventful history of twentieth-century Spain than any other commentator--addresses this mystery in this definitive biography of King Juan Carlos. He tackles the king's turbulent relationship with his father, his bravery in opposing the attempted overthrow of the fledgling democracy a few years after Franco's death, and his immense hard work in consolidating parliamentary democracy in Spain.
Juan Carlos: Steering Spain from Dictatorship to Democracy (Text Only)
A powerful biography of Spain’s great king, Juan Carlos, by the pre-eminent writer on 20th-century Spanish history.
Juan Carlos of Spain
Widely acknowledged as a key figure in Spain's remarkable transition to democracy following General Franco's death in 1975, King Juan Carlos consolidated his reputation as a champion of democracy by aborting the attempted military coup of 23 February 1981. This political biography of the Spanish monarch sheds new light on his childhood, the process whereby he became Franco's successor in 1969, his subsequent contribution to his nation's democratization, and his role as constitutional monarch since 1978, both at home and abroad.
Después de la pandemia – una nueva democracia
cuya línea de curso no se concretó en explicar la evolución de la democracia, sino que, por las más variadas vías espirituales, sociológicas, políticas, económicas y, naturalmente jurídicas, encontró su móvil en la defensa de la democracia, pero sin perder de vista que aun esa deslumbrante forma de gobierno, a que aludiera Platón en El político, puede no ser eterna ni representar el fin de la historia. Estamos ante un texto que solo puede ser escrito por quien conoce, con autoridad, la Historia de las ideas políticas y jurídicas, y no como temáticas aisladas y ahogadas en la barbarie del especialista, que tan bien describiera orteGa y Gasset, sino en el ámbito de un humanismo comprensivo de la vida toda
A Divided Kingdom
There is little available on the dramatic and colourful history of the Spanish monarchy. Experienced author and historian John Van der Kiste provides a readable and anecdotal look at one of the key European dynasties from the nineteenth century to the present. He begins with the wayward, ill-educated Isabella II, who was forced to marry her nephew. During much of her reign power was in the hands of her generals and her exile and abdication saw the crown of Spain hawked round Europe for two years. It was briefly accepted then refused by Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen - thus starting the Franco-Prussian War - and, after a short, unsuccessful stint as a republic, the monarchy was restored when Isabella's son Alfonso XIII was chosen as King. John Van der Kiste leads us through his popular reign, the reign of his son - who married one of Queen Victoria's granddaughters - and the socialist movement in Spain after the Great War which led to the dictatorship of Primo de Rovera. Finishing with the Spanish Civil War, the 'reign' of General Franco and the return of the monarchy with the present King, Juan Carlos, this is a fascinating look at the Spanish Bourbons.
The New World of Martin Cortes
Lanyon looks at the absorbing and fascinating life of Cortes--the illegitimate son of a conquistador and an indigenous American woman--who lived grandly and suffered greatly in the new and old worlds of 16th century Spain.
One World Tomorrow
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Doing Business 2013
Tenth in a series of annual reports comparing business regulations in 185 economies, Doing Business 2013 measures regulations affecting 11 areas of everyday business activity around the world.
