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Masters, Slaves and Philosophers: Plato, Hegel and Nietzsche on Freedom and the Pursuit of Knowledge (Philosophical Studies Series #149)
by Bernardo FerroThis book examines the relationship between freedom and true knowledge, which is a central part of the hotly debated issue of human freedom. Is truth necessary for the attainment of freedom? Does a free life require a clear understanding of reality? And if so, to what extent? These questions lead back to a classical philosophical debate, of which the first major chapter was written by Plato. In the dialogues, he describes human life as a peculiar form of imprisonment and calls for a global liberation of human cognition. This work analyses this ambitious project and its unique influence on the work of two modern authors, Hegel and Nietzsche, who explicitly linked the notions of ignorance and truth to those of bondage and freedom—or slavery and mastery—and whose philosophies are also centred on the liberation of human consciousness. Following a historical and systematic approach, this book is of interest to readers who are reasonably acquainted with the history of ancient and modern philosophy, including undergraduate and graduate students, as well as scholars working on Plato, German Idealism, Nietzsche and other related fields.
Masters, Slaves, And Subjects: The Culture Of Power In The South Carolina Low Country, 1740-1790
by Robert OlwellThe slave societies of the American colonies were quite different from the "Old South" of the early-nineteenth-century United States. In this engaging study of a colonial older South, Robert Olwell analyzes the structures and internal dynamics of a world in which both masters and slaves were also imperial subjects. While slavery was peculiar within a democratic republic, it was an integral and seldom questioned part of the eighteenth-century British empire. Olwell examines the complex relations among masters, slaves, metropolitan institutions, officials, and ideas in the South Carolina low country from the end of the Stono Rebellion through the chaos of the American Revolution. He details the interstices of power and resistance in four key sites of the colonial social order: the criminal law and the slave court; conversion and communion in the established church; market relations and the marketplace; and patriarchy and the plantation great house. Olwell shows how South Carolina's status as a colony influenced the development of slavery and also how the presence of slavery altered English ideas and institutions within a colonial setting. Masters, Slaves, and Subjects is a pathbreaking examination of the workings of American slavery within the context of America's colonial history.
Masters, Slaves, and Exchange
by Kathleen M. HilliardThis book examines the political economy of the master-slave relationship viewed through the lens of consumption and market exchange. What did it mean when human chattel bought commodities, 'stole' property, or gave and received gifts? Forgotten exchanges, this study argues, measured the deepest questions of worth and value, shaping an enduring struggle for power between slaves and masters. The slaves' internal economy focused intense paternalist negotiation on a ground where categories of exchange - provision, gift, contraband, and commodity - were in constant flux. At once binding and alienating, these ties endured constant moral stresses and material manipulation by masters and slaves alike, galvanizing conflict and engendering complex new social relations on and off the plantation.
Mastery and Drift: Professional-Class Liberals since the 1960s
by Lily Geismer Brent CebulA revelatory look at modern liberalism’s historical evolution and enduring impact on contemporary politics and society. Since the 1960s, American liberalism and the Democratic Party have been remade along professional class lines, widening liberalism’s impact but narrowing its social and political vision. In Mastery and Drift, historians Brent Cebul and Lily Geismer have assembled a group of scholars to address the formation of “professional-class liberalism” and its central role in remaking electoral politics and the practice of governance. Across subjects as varied as philanthropy, consulting, health care, welfare, race, immigration, economics, and foreign conflicts, the authors examine not only the gaps between liberals’ egalitarian aspirations and their approaches to policymaking but also how the intricacies of contemporary governance have tended to bolster professional-class liberals’ power. The contributors to Mastery and Drift all came of age amid the development of professional-class liberalism, giving them distinctive and important perspectives in understanding its internal limitations and its relationship to neoliberalism and the Right. With never-ending disputes over the meaning of liberalism, the content of its governance, and its relationship to a resurgent Left, now is the time to consider modern liberalism’s place in contemporary American life.
Mastery of Nature: Promises and Prospects
by Svetozar Y. Minkov Bernhardt L. TroutIn the early modern period, thinkers began to suggest that philosophy abjure the ideal of dispassionate contemplation of the natural world in favor of a more practically minded project that aimed to make human beings masters and possessors of nature. Humanity would seize control of its own fate and overthrow the rule by hostile natural or imaginary forces. The gradual spread of liberal democratic government, the Enlightenment, and the rise of technological modernity are to a considerable extent the fruits of this early modern shift in intellectual concern and focus. But these long-term trends have also brought unintended consequences in their wake as the dynamic forces of social reason, historical progress, and the continued recalcitrance of the natural world have combined to disillusion humans of the possibility—even the desirability—of their mastery over nature.The essays in Mastery of Nature constitute an extensive analysis of the fundamental aspects of the human grasp of nature. What is the foundation and motive of the modern project in the first place? What kind of a world did its early advocates hope to bring about? Contributors not only examine the foundational theories espoused by early modern thinkers such as Machiavelli, Bacon, Descartes, and Hobbes but also explore the criticisms and corrections that appeared in the works of Rousseau, Kant, Nietzsche, and Heidegger. Ranging from ancient Greek thought to contemporary quantum mechanics, Mastery of Nature investigates to what extent nature can be conquered to further human ends and to what extent such mastery is compatible with human flourishing.Contributors: Robert C. Bartlett, Mark Blitz, Daniel A. Doneson, Michael A. Gillespie, Ralph Lerner, Paul Ludwig, Harvey C. Mansfield, Arthur Melzer, Svetozar Y. Minkov, Christopher Nadon, Diana J. Schaub, Adam Schulman, Devin Stauffer, Bernhardt L. Trout, Lise van Boxel, Richard Velkley, Stuart D. Warner, Jerry Weinberger.
Mastery, Tyranny, and Desire
by Trevor BurnardEighteenth-century Jamaica, Britain's largest and most valuable slave-owning colony, relied on a brutal system of slave management to maintain its tenuous social order. Trevor Burnard provides unparalleled insight into Jamaica's vibrant but harsh African and European cultures with a comprehensive examination of the extraordinary diary of plantation owner Thomas Thistlewood.Thistlewood's diary, kept over the course of forty years, describes in graphic detail how white rule over slaves was predicated on the infliction of terror on the bodies and minds of slaves. Thistlewood treated his slaves cruelly even while he relied on them for his livelihood. Along with careful notes on sugar production, Thistlewood maintained detailed records of a sexual life that fully expressed the society's rampant sexual exploitation of slaves. In Burnard's hands, Thistlewood's diary reveals a great deal not only about the man and his slaves but also about the structure and enforcement of power, changing understandings of human rights and freedom, and connections among social class, race, and gender, as well as sex and sexuality, in the plantation system.
Mastodons to Mississippians: Adventures in Nashville's Deep Past (Truths, Lies, and Histories of Nashville)
by Tanya M. Peres Aaron Deter-WolfWas Nashville once home to a giant race of humans? No, but in 1845, you could have paid a quarter to see the remains of one who allegedly lived here before The Flood. That summer, Middle Tennessee well diggers had unearthed the skeleton of an American mastodon. Before it went on display, it was modified and augmented with wooden &“bones&” to make it look more like a human being and passed off as an antediluvian giant. Then, like so many Nashvillians, after a little success here, it went on tour and disappeared from history. But this fake history of a race of Pre-Nashville Giants isn&’t the only bad history of what, and who, was here before Nashville. Sources written for schoolchildren and the public lead us to believe that the first Euro-Americans arrived in Nashville to find a pristine landscape inhabited only by the buffalo and boundless nature, entirely untouched by human hands. Instead, the roots of our city extend some 14,000 years before Illinois lieutenant-governor-turned-fur-trader Timothy Demonbreun set foot at Sulphur Dell. During the period between about AD 1000 and 1425, a thriving Native American culture known to archaeologists as the Middle Cumberland Mississippian lived along the Cumberland River and its tributaries in today&’s Davidson County. Earthen mounds built to hold the houses or burials of the upper class overlooked both banks of the Cumberland near what is now downtown Nashville. Surrounding densely packed village areas including family homes, cemeteries, and public spaces stretched for several miles through Shelby Bottoms, and the McFerrin Park, Bicentennial Mall, and Germantown neighborhoods. Other villages were scattered across the Nashville landscape, including in the modern neighborhoods of Richland, Sylvan Park, Lipscomb, Duncan Wood, Centennial Park, Belle Meade, White Bridge, and Cherokee Park. This book is the first public-facing effort by legitimate archaeologists to articulate the history of what happened here before Nashville happened.
Mata Hari
by Michelle MoranFrom the internationally bestselling author of Nefertiti comes a captivating novel about the infamous Mata Hari, exotic dancer, adored courtesan, and, possibly, infamous spy.Paris, 1917. The notorious dancer Mata Hari sits in a cold cell awaiting freedom . . . or death. Alone and despondent, Mata Hari is as confused as the rest of the world about the charges she's been arrested on: treason leading to the deaths of thousands of French soldiers.As Mata Hari waits for her fate to be decided, she relays the story of her life to a reporter who is allowed to visit her in prison. Beginning with her carefree childhood, Mata Hari recounts her father's cruel abandonment of her family as well her calamitous marriage to a military officer. Taken to the island of Java, Mata Hari refuses to be ruled by her abusive husband and instead learns to dance, paving the way to her stardom as Europe's most infamous exotic dancer.From lush Indian temples and glamorous Parisian theatres to stark German barracks in war-torn Europe, Moran brings to vibrant life the famed world of Mata Hari: dancer, courtesan, and possibly, spy.
Mata Hari's Last Dance: A Novel
by Michelle MoranFrom the international bestselling author of Rebel Queen and Nefertiti comes a captivating novel about the infamous Mata Hari, exotic dancer, adored courtesan, and, possibly, relentless spy.Paris, 1917. The notorious dancer Mata Hari sits in a cold cell awaiting freedom…or death. Alone and despondent, Mata Hari is as confused as the rest of the world about the charges she’s been arrested on: treason leading to the deaths of thousands of French soldiers. As Mata Hari waits for her fate to be decided, she relays the story of her life to a reporter who is allowed to visit her in prison. Beginning with her carefree childhood, Mata Hari recounts her father’s cruel abandonment of her family as well her calamitous marriage to a military officer. Taken to the island of Java, Mata Hari refuses to be ruled by her abusive husband and instead learns to dance, paving the way to her stardom as Europe’s most infamous dancer. From Indian temples and Parisian theatres to German barracks in war-torn Europe, international bestselling author Michelle Moran who “expertly balances fact and fiction” (Associated Press) brings to vibrant life the famed world of Mata Hari: dancer, courtesan, and possibly, spy.
Matadora
by Elizabeth RuthSet in Spain and Mexico during the 1930s, Matadora tells the story of Luna Caballero Garcia, an impoverished and intrepid servant attempting to make her name in the bullring at a time when it was illegal for a girl to do so. Matadora carries readers from bohemian artistic circles in Mexico City and Andalusia to Norman Bethune's mobile blood transfusions on the Madrid front. Against a backdrop of rising fascism and the Spanish Civil War, Elizabeth Ruth has created a powerful and compelling exploration of love, art, and politics, and an intelligent mirror for our times. Boldly sensual, with a cast of unforgettable characters and a plot that will keep readers on the edge of their seats, Matadora is easily one of the most original books of the year.
Matagorda
by Louis L'AmourTap Duvarney lost his innocence in the War Between the States and then put his skills to the test as a soldier in the frontier army. Now he has settled on the Texas coast, working a ranch as the partner of his old friend Tom Kittery-and finding himself in the middle of a feud between Kittery and the neighboring Munson family. Around Matagorda Island, most people are either backing the Munsons or remaining silent. But the danger from outside Kittery's camp is nothing compared to the threat within, as Duvarney begins to suspect that Kittery's woman isn't everything she appears to be. Now Tap is discovering that he must go to war again. But will it be with the Munsons-or with his closest friend?From the Paperback edition.
Matagorda County
by Matagorda County Museum AssociationMatagorda County is centered in the Texas Coastal Bend at the crossroads of the Colorado River and the Gulf of Mexico. The name Matagorda, Spanish for "thick brush," was derived from the canebrakes that formerly lined the extensive shoreline. This vast coastal prairie is rich in history and tradition, with its roots dating back to 1685 when the explorer LaSalle sailed into Matagorda Bay. Later Stephen F. Austin used the seaports of Matagorda and Brazoria to build his new colony. The Gulf of Mexico, the rivers, the rich agricultural soil, the natural habitat full of wild game and birds, and the determined spirit of the people make the cities of Bay City, Palacios, Blessing, Sargent, and Matagorda an exquisite mix of history and tradition.
Matagorda/The First Fast Draw
by Louis L'AmourMatagordaTap Duvarney lost his innocence in the War Between the States, then tested his skills in the frontier army. Now he's settled on the Texas coast, working a ranch as the partner of his old friend Tom Kittery--and finding himself in the middle of a feud between Kittery and a neighboring family. But the danger from outside is nothing compared to the threat within, as Duvarney suspects Kittery's woman isn't all she appears to be. Tap may have to go to war again. But this time will it be with his closest friend?The First Fast DrawEast Texas wasn't much of a home for Cullen Baker. Few liked him, and some even tried to kill him. Yet after three years of wandering, he's back to farm the land that is rightfully his. But Cullen's neighbors have long memories, and his worst adversary has teamed up with a vicious outlaw. With enemies closing in on all sides and threatening the woman he loves, Cullen will have to be faster than lightning--and twice as deadly--just to survive.From the Paperback edition.
Matamoras to Shohola: A Journey Through Time
by Matthew M. OsterbergMatamoras to Shohola: A Journey Through Time tells the story of the Matamoras, Mill Rift, Westfall, Milford, Shohola, and Dingman Township people from 1860 to 1960. This exquisite collection of images features all aspects of life in theses areas, from the tourism industry to transportation to notable figures in history. Author and local historian Matthew M. Osterberg combines an impressive and unprecedented collection of photographs with a thoroughly researched text in this timeless tribute to the people and places of these Pennsylvania towns. Still a popular weekend and summer retreat for residents of New York and Philadelphia, Matamoras has attracted many tourists over the years. Included in this remarkable collection are images of the hotels and boarding houses of yesteryear. View the Hotel Fauchere, built in 1852 by Louis Fauchere, a chef at Delmonico's in New York and where Lobster Newburg was created. Also included are images of actress Lilliam Gish and philosopher Charles Peirce, the founder of Pragmatism. Discover the tranquility of tree-lined streets and splendid homes, and the farms that have since vanished in an age of shopping centers. Depicted in the collection is the crucial role that water continues to play inn both the commerce and recreation of these communities. Remy Loreaux, proprietor of the Silver Spring House Brewery, produced the first American bottled beer in Dingman Township.
Matamoros, el resplandor en la batalla
by Silvia MolinaCuando estaba a cargo de una iglesia en el Distrito Federal, el cura Mariano Matamoros fue llamado a dar la última bendición a una mujer que agonizaba. Ella tenía un hijo cuyo padre nunca se conoció. Matamoros lo acogió como su hijo y lo nombró Apolonio Matamoros. Trasladado a Jantetelco, Matamoros fue señalado como aliado de los insurgentes, por lo que tuvo que salir del poblado y dirigirse a Izúcar para unirse al general José María Morelos. Apolonio y aquella sirvienta negra que siempre cuido de niño e iban con él. Así, los tres se involucraron con el movimiento insurgente, siguiendo a Morelos en todas sus andanzas y peleando férreamente en las batallas. El talento e inteligencia militar de Matamoros se distinguieron desde un inicio, por lo que Morelos lo consultaba en todas las decisiones que debía tomar y lo convirtió en su principal apoyo a lo largo de la lucha. La distinción le trajo el recelo entre sus mismos compañeros, pero su dedicación y humildad le ganaron el respeto de los mismos. Apolonio constantemente entraba en crisis en su adolescencia, preguntándose si Matamoros era o no su padre biológico, pero era claro que aquel cura había llevado una vida recta y ejemplar. Llegó el Sitio de Cuautla y con ello la batalla más complicada que habían enfrentado. Matamoros quiso salir por víveres cuando Calleja los tenía enfrascados sin agua y sin alimento. Su intento fue inútil y siempre cargó con la muerte de su amigo José Perdiz, a quien guardaba respeto y cariño. El sitio fue roto y salieron vencedores, pero de ahí se dirigieron a una batalla que fue su perdición. En una mala decisión de Morelos y la necedad de Matamoros por respetar sus órdenes, Mariano fue apresado. Apolonio logró salir pero siguió a su padre apresado hasta el día en que fue fusilado. Apolonio sentía el dolor de ver cómo moría su padre, quien desde que fue llevado a la plaza central no dejó de rezar. Cuando cayó muerto una parte de Apolonio también murió. Poco después le entregaron clandestinamente el documento en el que, supuestamente, Matamoros se arrepentía de haber participado en el movimiento independentista, pero Apolonio nunca lo dio por cierto. La naturaleza de su padre no era la de detractarse. Apolonio regresó a Jantetelco a buscar a Mariquita, con quien procreó familia y con quien hizo su vida. Ahora, a años de lo sucedido, narra la historia de Mariano Matamoros.
Matanza
by Kerry Newcomb Frank SchaeferA Texas bride crosses Mexico in search of the man who stole her heart His name is Maguire. Half Mexican, half Irish, he is equally at home at a society ball, at a cockfight, and on the driest plains of the Southern desert. Once he was an orphan, taken in by a Texas family that raised him until he was old enough to make his way in the world. He became a mercenary, battling his way across the South Pacific until disease and injury forced him home. There he reconnected with the lady of the house, Corinne, beginning an affair that destroyed her husband and forced Maguire back into the wilderness. Twelve years later, he is a notorious adventurer, known as one of the most dangerous men in Mexico, and Corinne cannot get him off her mind. Accompanied by an American reporter, she ventures south to find the man she loved—a quest that will sweep her off her feet all over again.
Matanzas: The Cuba Nobody Knows
by Miguel A. BretosMatanzas--the name means literally "slaughters"--is the Cuban city nearest the United States. Known at the heyday of the nineteenth-century sugar boom as the "Athens of Cuba," it is renowned for its art, its music, and its rich African heritage. It is also the place where Latin American baseball began. Yet most Americans have never heard of it.Miguel Bretos's fascinating history of his hometown remedies this oversight. Though he came to the United States as a Pedro Pan child and has lived all over the world, his family is still closely tied to the city where they lived for generations. After forty years he returned to his homeland "with the longing of an exile, the anticipation of a child, the curiosity of a visitor, the resentment of a victim, and--hopefully--the objectivity of a scholar."Bretos unfolds the Matanzas story from the aboriginal Tainos to the coming of revolution with solid research, wit, clarity, and the kind of vivid detail that can come only from an insider. But he also deftly inserts Matanzas into a larger picture. More than local history, this original work is Cuban history from a local perspective.
Matar a Franco: Los atentados contra el dictador
by Antoni BatistaUna historia y un análisis de los atentados contra Franco. Francisco Franco Bahamonde fue un tirano que violentó la democracia, encarceló, maltrató, ejecutó y sembró de miedo una sociedad amedrentada por una guerra extremadamente violenta y una posguerra cruel y larga. Por eso hubo muchas personas que se rebelaron contra él. Y otras, menos, que quisieron matarlo. Éste es el relato de aquellos que planearon el magnicidio del dictador para intentar poner fin a una pesadilla; aunque, paradójicamente, no acabaron con Franco, Franco sí acabó con algunos de ellos, y a otros los mandó a sus comisarías de tortura y a sus terribles cárceles. Matar a Franco recrea especialmente el atentado con mayor probabilidad de éxito, el del Palacio de Ayete, en San Sebastián, en agosto de 1962, uno de cuyos protagonistas fue Jordi Conill Vall, el Camarada Bonet. Con extraordinaria fluidez y alguna pincelada de humor en un universo trágico, los distintos personajes y hechos reales que concurrieron se entrelazan hábilmente penetrando en la actividad de este militante de la conciencia, las ideas y la acción, cuyo sinuoso recorrido político le convierte en una gura clave para entender la evolución de la lucha antifranquista y su asentamiento en la democracia, desde entonces hasta hoy. La historia del Camarada Bonet es la de una vida que todavía pugnamos por exhumar del olvido.
Matar a Leonardo da Vinci (Crónicas del Renacimiento #1)
by Christian GálvezArte, venganza, intriga y pasión. La primera novela de Christian Gálvez te atrapará. Todos admiran al genio, pocos conocen al hombre. «Meser Leonardo da Vinci tiene un concepto tan herético que no se atiene a ninguna religión y estima más ser filósofo que cristiano. Por lo tanto, la resolución es firme y clara: debemos matar a Leonardo da Vinci». Europa, siglo XVI. Mientras España, Francia e Inglaterra ultiman su unificación, los Estados italianos se ven envueltos en conflictos permanentes por culpa de la religión, el poder y el ansia de expansión territorial. Lo único que les une es el renacimiento cultural de las artes. En la Florencia de los Médici, epicentro de este despliegue artístico, una mano anónima acusa de sodomía a un joven y prometedor Leonardo da Vinci. Durante dos meses será interrogado y torturado hasta que la falta de pruebas lo ponga en libertad. Con la reputación dañada, Leonardo partirá hacia nuevos horizontes para demostrar su talento y apaciguar las secuelas psicológicas provocadas en prisión. ¿Quién lo acusó? ¿Con qué motivo? Mientras se debate entre evasión o venganza Leonardo descubrirá que no todo es lo que parece cuando se trata de alcanzar el éxito. Haciendo gala de un estilo documental exhaustivo y exquisito, fruto de varios años de investigación y de viajes a los escenarios más representativos de la vida del genio, Christian Gálvez construye un thriller histórico, una novela de aventuras en la que se dan cita arte, venganza y pasión. Una obra que atrapa desde las primeras páginas y que cambiará la opinión que hasta ahora se tiene del genio florentino. Reseñas:«Matar a Leonardo da Vinci es un tributo a la figura del hombre que dejó al mundo reveladores conocimientos sobre arte, astrología, música y escultura».Diario de Ponent «Muy recomendable para los amantes del arte y la historia».Blog Me gustan los libros «Sobre una base histórica, Gálvez compone una ficción en la que se entremezclan elementos de la novela histórica, el thriller y el relato biográfico».La Voz de Almería «Pocos libros fuera de los propiamente dichos me han hecho pensar en superhéroes, y este es uno de ellos. (...) La vida de Leonardo da Vinci tuvo tantos claros y oscuros como la de cualquier superhéroe. (...) Bien narrado en un lenguaje muy fácil, con sus idas y venidas en el tiempo, pero sin ser lioso».Acción «Recomiendo Matar a Leonardo Da Vinci».Marc Clotet para Yo Dona «Christian Gálvez construye un thriller histórico en el que se dan cita arte, venganza y pasión. Una obra que atrapa desde las primeras páginas y que cambiará la opinión que hasta ahora se tiene del genio florentino».novelas-historicas.blogspot.com.es
Matar a Leonardo da Vinci (Crónicas del Renacimiento #Volumen 1)
by Christian GálvezLa primera novela de las «Crónicas del Renacimiento» de Christian Gálvez, un thriller histórico en el que se dan cita arte, venganza y pasión. Todos admiran al genio, pocos conocen al hombre. «Meser Leonardo da Vinci tiene un concepto tan herético que no se atiene a ninguna religión y estima más ser filósofo que cristiano. Por lo tanto, la resolución es firme y clara: debemos matar a Leonardo da Vinci». Europa, siglo XVI. Mientras España, Francia e Inglaterra ultiman su unificación, los Estados italianos se ven envueltos en conflictos permanentes por culpa de la religión, el poder y el ansia de expansión territorial. Lo único que les une es el renacimiento cultural de las artes. En la Florencia de los Médici, epicentro de este despliegue artístico, una mano anónima acusa de sodomía a un joven y prometedor Leonardo da Vinci. Durante dos meses será interrogado y torturado hasta que la falta de pruebas lo ponga en libertad. Con la reputación dañada, Leonardo partirá hacia nuevos horizontes para demostrar su talento y apaciguar las secuelas psicológicas provocadas en prisión. ¿Quién lo acusó? ¿Con qué motivo? Mientras se debate entre evasión o venganza Leonardo descubrirá que no todo es lo que parece cuando se trata de alcanzar el éxito. Haciendo gala de un estilo documental exhaustivo y exquisito, fruto de varios años de investigación y de viajes a los escenarios más representativos de la vida del genio, Christian Gálvez construye un thriller histórico, una novela de aventuras en la que se dan cita arte, venganza y pasión. Una obra que atrapa desde las primeras páginas y que cambiará la opinión que hasta ahora se tiene del genio florentino. La crítica ha dicho...«Sobre una base de historia, Gálvez compone una ficción en la que se entremezclanelementos de la novela histórica, el thriller y el relato biográfico.»La Voz de Almería «Matar a Leonardo da Vinci es un tributo a la figura del hombre que dejó al mundo reveladores conocimientos sobre arte, astrología, música y escultura.»Diario de Ponent «Pocos libros fuera de los propiamente dichos me han hecho pensar en superhéroes, y este es uno de ellos. [...] La vida de Leonardo da Vinci tuvo tantos claros y oscuros como la de cualquier superhéroe. [...] Bien narrado en un lenguaje muy fácil, con sus idas y venidas en el tiempo, pero sin ser lioso.»Acción En los blogs...«Muy recomendable para los amantes del arte y la historia.»Blog Me gustan los libros
Matar a Lutero
by Mario Escobar"Temo más lo que está dentro de mí, que lo que viene de fuera".--Martín LuteroUn cuento apasionante de Martín Lutero de las mismas páginas de la historia.Era medianoche cuando el grupo de caballeros abandonó la ciudad. Los cascos de los caballos repiquetearon en el empedrado de sus calles hasta atravesar el Rin, la antigua frontera entre el civilizado mundo de Roma y los bárbaros. No habían tenido tiempo para recoger el equipaje, tan grave era la amenaza que se cernía sobre el protegido del príncipe Federico de Sajonia, y no había tiempo que perder. El grupo era reducido, sólo tres escoltas y el propio Lutero que cabalgaba torpemente sobre el caballo, poco acostumbrado a montar. El pobre monje se esforzaba por no retrasar el paso de su escolta. Mientras los fugitivos recorrían los campos próximos a la ciudad, sus habitaciones eran registradas por soldados del emperador Carlos. El capitán Felipe Diego de Mendoza se quejó: «Alguien les ha advertido, ahora tendremos que seguirlos por toda Alemania».
Matar al rey
by José Luis CorralEL PODER ESTÁ EN LA SANGRE «JUEGO DE TRONOS NO ES NADA COMPARADO CON LAS INTRIGAS Y LA VIOLENCIA DE LA CASTILLA DEL SIGLO XIV».JOSÉ LUIS CORRAL 1312. Ríos de sangre corren por el reino de Castilla y León tras la muerte de Fernando IV, cuando su hijo y heredero, Alfonso XI, tiene apenas un año. Mientras nobles y miembros de la corte libran una terrible lucha por hacerse con el trono, solo María de Molina y Constanza de Portugal, abuela y madre de Alfonso, lo protegerán y urdirán una compleja trama de intrigas y alianzas para conservar la corona que todos ambicionan. Esta novela da comienzo a una bilogía en la que el reputado medievalista y escritor José Luis Corral aborda los reinados de Alfonso XI el Justiciero, y el de su hijo Pedro I de Castilla el Cruel. Amores prohibidos, pactos envenenados, sed de justicia y hombres despiadados dan vida a esta narración fascinante. Matar al rey captura, con una potencia narrativa desbordante, el espíritu del siglo más sangriento y cruel de la historia de España.
Matar al virrey
by Miguel BetanzosUna apasionante novela histórica sobre le época del virreinato. A fines del siglo XVIII el joven Augusto Velazco, protagonista de esta novela, se une a un grupo de conspiradores que confabulan contra las autoridades coloniales. Por las sospechas sobre sus actividades, Augusto sufrirá un prolongado exilio en la Colonia del Sacramento; allí empieza a pensar que la única salida posible es atentar contra la vida del virrey Arredondo. Un relato intenso y apasionado que describe el ambiente social y cultural de las ciudades virreinales y la época previa a la independencia americana.
Matatu: A History of Popular Transportation in Nairobi
by Kenda MutongiDrive the streets of Nairobi, and you are sure to see many matatus—colorful minibuses that transport huge numbers of people around the city. Once ramshackle affairs held together with duct tape and wire, matatus today are name-brand vehicles maxed out with aftermarket detailing. They can be stately black or extravagantly colored, sporting names, slogans, or entire tableaus, with airbrushed portraits of everyone from Kanye West to Barack Obama. In this richly interdisciplinary book, Kenda Mutongi explores the history of the matatu from the 1960s to the present. As Mutongi shows, matatus offer a window onto the socioeconomic and political conditions of late-twentieth-century Africa. In their diversity of idiosyncratic designs, they reflect multiple and divergent aspects of Kenyan life—including, for example, rapid urbanization, organized crime, entrepreneurship, social insecurity, the transition to democracy, and popular culture—at once embodying Kenya’s staggering social problems as well as the bright promises of its future. Offering a shining model of interdisciplinary analysis, Mutongi mixes historical, ethnographic, literary, linguistic, and economic approaches to tell the story of the matatu and explore the entrepreneurial aesthetics of the postcolonial world.
Match of the Day Football Almanac: Six Decades of Trophies, Tournaments, and Timeless Moments
by Nick ConstableDo you remember the Battle of Old Trafford? Shearer's dream debut hat trick? Or how many goals Haaland scored in his first Premier League season? Hope, heartbreak and victory, over the past 60 years Match of the Day has shown it all.From bombastic debuts in August to May’s nail-biting end-of-season title races, the football calendar is filled with legendary moments. Packed full of stories from 60 years of football history, The official Match of the Day Football Almanac is your ultimate guide to the highs and lows of the football season.With a foreword from Gary Lineker and featuring the most legendary footballing stories from the last 60 years of Match of the Day, this month-by-month guide includes giant-killing FA Cup battles, the birth of the Premier League and the dawn of VAR, all culminating in legendary World Cup and Euros tournaments – with stats and insights from the experts at Match of the Day along the way. This is the perfect gift for any football fan, and a fitting tribute to our favourite football programme.