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Por una democracia eficaz
by Luis Carlos Ugalde¿Por qué hay desencanto sobre los logros de la democracia mexicana? ¿Por qué prevalece la impunidad y la corrupción a pesar de que hay más transparencia de los poderes públicos? ¿Por qué la alternancia en la presidencia de la República en el año 2000 no condujo a mejores resultados en materia de crecimiento económico y seguridad pública? Con lenguaje claro y rigor analítico, Luis Carlos Ugalde responde y hace un recuento pormenorizado de los tres procesos modernizadores que México ha intentado desde su Independencia: el triunfo liberal del siglo XIX; el desarrollo estabilizador de 1940 a 1970 y el cambio político "aún en marcha" que inicia a fines de los años setentas del siglo XX. Por una democracia eficaz. Radiografía de un sistema político estancado, 1977-2012, explica que estos procesos han sido menores a las expectativas debido a que el sistema político no ha cambiado: persisten problemas sistémicos y ancestrales, como una escasa rendición de cuentas, la impunidad, el clientelismo, la falta de una cultura de la legalidad y de la participación ciudadana, así como un Estado fiscalmente pobre y endeble. Mientras esos problemas no se ataquen, los gobiernos funcionarán con deficiencias pese a su origen democrático. Luis Carlos Ugalde ha combinado una sólida carrera académica en México y los Estados Unidos con experiencia política y de gobierno. Sabe cómo es la realidad y la explica en un marco de análisis que permite entender el pasado y también soñar con un mejor futuro.
Second Founding: New York City, Reconstruction, and the Making of American Democracy
by David QuigleyAt the close of the Civil War, Americans found themselves drawn into a new conflict, one in which the basic shape of the nation's government had to be rethought and new rules for the democratic game had to be established. In this superb new study, David Quigley argues that New York City's politics and politicians lay at the heart of Reconstruction's intense, conflicted drama. In ways that we understand all too well today, New York history became national history.The establishment of a postwar interracial democracy required the tearing down and rebuilding of many basic tenets of American government, yet, as Quigley shows in dramatic detail, the white supremacist traditions of the nation's leading city militated against a genuine revision of America's racial order, for New York politicians placed limits on the possibilities of true Reconstruction at every turn. Still, change did occur and a new America did take shape. Ironically, it was in New York City that new languages and practices for public life were developing which left an indelible mark on progressive national politics. Quigley's signal accomplishment is to show that the innovative work of New York's black activists, Tammany Democrats, bourgeois reformers, suffragettes, liberal publicists, and trade unionists resulted in a radical redefinition of reform in urban America.
The Long Life and Swift Death of Jewish Rechitsa
by Albert KaganovitchLocated on the Dnieper River at the crossroads of Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine, the town of Rechitsa had one of the oldest Jewish communities in Belarus, dating back to medieval times. By the late nineteenth century, Jews constituted more than half of the town’s population. Rich in tradition, Jewish Rechitsa was part of a distinctive Lithuanian-Belorussian culture full of stories, vibrant personalities, achievement, and epic struggle that was gradually lost through migration, pogroms, and the Holocaust. Now, in Albert Kaganovitch’s meticulously researched history, this forgotten Jewish world is brought to life. Based on extensive use of Soviet and Israeli archives, interviews, memoirs, and secondary sources, Kaganovitch’s acclaimed work, originally published in Russian, is presented here in a significantly revised English translation by the author. Details of demographic, social, economic, and cultural changes in Rechitsa’s evolution, presented over the sweep of centuries, reveal a microcosm of daily Jewish life in Rechitsa and similar communities. Kaganovitch looks closely at such critical developments as the spread of Chabad Hasidism, the impact of multiple political transformations and global changes, and the mass murder of Rechitsa’s remaining Jews by the German army in November to December 1941. Kaganovitch also documents the evolving status of Jews in the postwar era, starting with the reconstitution of a Jewish community in Rechitsa not long after liberation in 1943 and continuing with economic, social, and political trends under Stalin, Krushchev, and Brezhnev, and finally emigration from post-Soviet Belarus. The Long Life and Swift Death of Rechitsa is a major achievement.
Women's Work in the Civil War: Profiles in Strength During the Civil War (Civil War Classics)
by L.P. Brockett Mary C. VaughnA tribute to the extraordinary sacrifices and devotion of heroic women during the Civil War—from battlefield nurses to helpers of freedmen and refugees.To commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the end of the Civil War, Diversion Books is publishing seminal works of the era: stories told by the men and women who led, who fought, and who lived in an America that had come apart at the seams.While men fought the battles, it was the women who fought the war. Thrust onto sides of a fence, still decades away from even the right to vote, women kept the country from crumbling upon itself during the brutal conflict. These profiles of women both historically notable, like Clara Barton and Dorothea Dix, as well as women history has forgotten until now, will enthrall readers with stories of the war as seen by those who healed soldiers, kept the homefront safe, and ensured that the country would be strong after the final shot was fired.
Architect?
by Roger K. LewisSince 1985, "Architect?" has been an essential text for aspiring architects, offering the best basic guide to the profession available. This third edition has been substantially revised and rewritten, with new material covering the latest developments in architectural and construction technologies, digital methodologies, new areas of focus in teaching and practice, evolving aesthetic philosophies, sustainability and green architecture, and alternatives to traditional practice. "Architect?" tells the inside story of architectural education and practice; it is realistic, unvarnished, and insightful. Chapter 1 asks "Why Be an Architect?" and chapter 2 offers reasons "Why Not to Be an Architect. " After this provocative beginning, Architect? goes on to explain and critique architectural education, covering admission, degree and curriculum types, and workload as well as such post-degree options as internship, teaching, and work in related fields. It offers a detailed discussion of professors and practitioners and the "-isms" and "-ologies" most prevalent in teaching and practicing architecture. It explains how an architect works and gets work, and describes architectural services from initial client contact to construction oversight. The new edition also includes a generous selection of drawings and cartoons from the authors Washington Post column, "Shaping the City," offering teachable moments wittily in graphic form. The author, Roger Lewis, has taught, practiced, and written extensively about architecture for many years. In "Architect?" he explains -- for students, professors, practitioners, and even prospective clients -- how architects think and work and what they care about as they strive to make the built environment more commodious, more beautiful, and more sustainable.
Bécquer para niños
by Gustavo Adolfo BécquerRimas y leyendas de Bécquer para primeros lectores en una preciosa antología ilustrada. Una antología ilustrada que recopila las mejores rimas y leyendas de Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer. La obra de este poeta romántico sevillano ha dejado una huella imborrable en nuestra literatura. En este libro, los niños descubrirán una selección de las mejores rimas y leyendas del autor, perfecta para adentrarse por primera vez en su obra. Amor, poesía y magia se combinan magistralmente entre sus páginas. Ilustrado deliciosamente, este libro convierte la pluma de Bécquer en el regalo perfecto para los más pequeños.
Cyrano de Bergerac
by Edmond RostandENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATEDBY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIPEdmond Rostand's classic romance tells the unforgettable story of one unique man's bravery, loyalty, and unspoken love.EACH ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: A concise introduction that gives readers important background information A chronology of the author's life and work A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations Detailed explanatory notes Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experienceEnriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the world's finest books to their full potential.SERIES EDITED BY CYNTHIA BRANTLEY JOHNSON
Emilia Pardo Bazán (Colección Españoles Eminentes #Volumen)
by Isabel BurdielIsabel Burdiel restituye la figura de la novelista española por excelencia, personalidad clave del siglo XIX. Emilia Pardo Bazán, una de las grandes novelistas del siglo XIX europeo, extraordinariamente popular y traducida en vida a numerosas lenguas, contribuyó de manera decisiva (como Clarín, Galdós y otros grandes de su época) al cambio de registro novelístico y a la construcción de la esfera cultural y del canon literario decimonónicos. Insertó abiertamente en la discusión pública la condición de las mujeres y sus derechos, con un enfoque tan moderno que no tiene igual entre las grandes escritoras del momento. Intelectual respetada, polémica y vituperada, excelente empresaria de sí misma, notable periodista, crítica e historiadora de la literatura -entre otras muchas facetas-. Se casó, tuvo hijos, se separó discretamente y vivió varias relaciones amorosas, entre ellas una célebre e intensa con Benito Perez Galdós. Fue una mujer repleta de contradicciones estéticas, emocionales y políticas que se sintió a la vez cosmopolita, europea e intensamente nacionalista española; reaccionaria y progresista; excéntrica y subversiva y amante del orden. Su su personalidad resulta tan contundente como esquiva y difícil de aprehender. El gran logro de Isabel Burdiel es dar cuenta magistralmente de esa multiplicidad, conectando y distinguiendo lo que escribió y lo que vivió, rastreando sus paradojas, sus decisiones, sus dudas, sus méritos y limitaciones, sus victoria, sus derrotas y, sobre todo, sus preguntas, que resuenan hoy "con una intensidad intelectual y emocional que la hacen plenamente contemporánea". ESPAÑOLES EMINENTES:Esta colección la forman una serie de biografías de destacadas personalidades españolas que por su excelencia moral o humanística destacaron en su época y siguen teniendo vigencia en la conciencia colectiva. Con ella se pretende analizar la historia de la cultura española a la luz de la ejemplaridad de determinados nombres que carecen todavía de una biografía verdaderamente moderna. El propósito es hacer una aportación real a este género y contribuir al conocimiento de nuestra historia a la vez que se traza la trayectoria de fi guras que por sus méritos sobresalientes y su general reconocimiento pueden ejercer una influencia vertebradora en la sociedad actual. La crítica ha dicho...«Isabel Burdiel elabora una biografía política, espléndidamente tramada, profunda y rica en detalles, y ofrece un gran fresco de un tiempo en el que el liberalismo doblegó a la Corona hasta obligarla a reconocer la necesidad de un compromiso con el Parlamento.»Santos Juliá, Babelia, sobre Isabel II «Isabel Burdiel disecciona ese periodo apasionante con rigor, atención a los detalles y a la complejidad de los hechos y un estilo que engancha, algo muy de agradecer.»Ángel Vivas, El Mundo, sobre Isabel II «Isabel Burdiel ha completado la obra de recuperación del personaje, que le ha venido ocupando en los últimos años. Y con su sensibilidad de historiadora y su nervio narrativo, nos ha devuelto una Isabel II mucho más comprensible, mucho más cercana, y muy alejada de caricaturas distorsionadoras y llenas de bajezas que aún circulan por muchos libros de supuesta historia.»Octavio Ruíz-Manjón, El Cultural de El Mundo, sobre Isabel II
Little Women: Or, Meg, Jo, Beth And Amy (Little Women)
by Louisa May AlcottThe iconic novel of American girlhood, and basis for the film adaptation by acclaimed writer-director, Greta Gerwig. Beautiful and proper Meg, headstrong Jo, gentle Beth, pampered little Amy—generations of young women have recognized themselves in one or more of the devoted March sisters. Set against the backdrop of the Civil War and the changing seasons of New England, the story of their passage from adolescence to adulthood—from a Christmas without presents to a glorious fall day in a bountiful apple orchard, from castles in the air to real-life hearths and homes—is just as touching and illuminating today as it was a century and a half ago. Based on author Louisa May Alcott&’s own childhood and early career as a writer, Little Women is her masterpiece and one of the most popular novels of all time.
Little Women: Or, Meg, Jo, Beth And Amy (Vintage Classics)
by Louisa May AlcottAs part of the wonderful Collector's Library Series, Little Women is one of the best-loved children's classics of all time. This attractive volume contains the complete and unabridged story with 8 full color illustrations, plus numerous black & white illustrations throughout. The deluxe edition features a full piece cloth case, a four color illustrated onlay on the front cover, foil stamping on front and spine, stained edges on three sides, printed endpapers with book plate, and a satin ribbon marker. This book should have an honored place in any child's library.
Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S. Heartland
by Cynthia ClampittFood historian Cynthia Clampitt pens the epic story of what happened when Mesoamerican farmers bred a nondescript grass into a staff of life so prolific, so protean, that it represents nothing less than one of humankind's greatest achievements. Blending history with expert reportage, she traces the disparate threads that have woven corn into the fabric of our diet, politics, economy, science, and cuisine. At the same time she explores its future as a source of energy and the foundation of seemingly limitless green technologies. The result is a bourbon-to-biofuels portrait of the astonishing plant that sustains the world.
Official Guide to Texas State Parks and Historic Sites
by Laurence ParentSince it was first published in 1996, Official Guide to Texas State Parks and Historic Sites has become Texans' one-stop source for information on great places to view scenic landscapes, tour historical sites, camp, fish, hike, backpack, swim, ride horseback, go rock climbing, and enjoy almost any other outdoor recreation. This revised edition includes five new state parks and historical sites, completely updated information for every park, and many beautiful new photographs. The book is organized by geographical regions to help you plan your trips around the state. For every park, Laurence Parent provides all of the essential information:- The natural or historical attractions of the park- Types of recreation offered- Camping and lodging facilities- Addresses and phone numbers- A locator map- Magnificent color photographs So if you want to watch the sun set over Enchanted Rock, fish in the surf on the beach at Galveston, or listen for a ghostly bugle among the ruins of Fort Lancaster, let this book be your complete guide. Don't take a trip in Texas without it.
The Life of Prince Henry of Portugal: Surnamed the Nabigator and its Results (Routledge Revivals)
by Richard Henry MajorOriginally published in 1868, this book follows the life of Prince Henry, including chapters on the Siege of Tangier, the capture of Ceuta and the death of Prince Henry.
The Moonstone: Large Print (The\works Of Wilkie Collins #Vol. 6)
by Wilkie CollinsThe novel that T. S. Eliot called &“the first, the longest, and the best of the modern English detective novels&”Guarded by three Brahmin priests, the Moonstone is a religious relic, the centerpiece in a sacred statue of the Hindu god of the moon. It is also a giant yellow diamond of enormous value, and its temptation is irresistible to the corrupt John Herncastle, a colonel in the British Army in India. After murdering the three guardian priests and bringing the diamond back to England with him, Herncastle bequeaths it to his niece, Rachel, knowing full well that danger will follow. True to its enigmatic nature, the Moonstone disappears from Rachel&’s room on the night of her eighteenth birthday, igniting a mystery so intricate and thrilling it has set the standard for every crime novel of the past one hundred fifty years.Widely recognized, alongside the stories of Edgar Allan Poe, as establishing many of the most enduring conventions of detective fiction, The Moonstone is Wilkie Collins&’s masterwork and one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century.This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
Zola (Routledge Library Editions: The Nineteenth-Century Novel #38)
by Phillip WalkerIn the novels of Emile Zola, the pain and horror of working class life was pushed into the drawing rooms of polite society. Zola set out to shock and to question the assumptions of fiction and of comfortable, settled lives. The impact of his writing was far wider than France, and his attacks on the pillars of society gave him an international reputation. First published in 1985, this biography of Zola does much more than simply describe Zola as a writer, and his literary impact. It brings together the many strands of Zola’s life and creates an impression of a remarkable, if often exasperating individualist. This book will be of interest to those studying the works of Emile Zola and more broadly nineteenth-century and French literature.
Capture: Unraveling the Mystery of Mental Suffering
by David A. KesslerWhy do we think, feel, and act in ways we wished we did not? For decades, New York Times bestselling author Dr. David A Kessler has studied this question with regard to tobacco, food, and drugs. Over the course of these investigations, he identified one underlying mechanism common to a broad range of human suffering. This phenomenon--capture--is the process by which our attention is hijacked and our brains commandeered by forces outside our control.In Capture, Dr. Kessler considers some of the most profound questions we face as human beings: What are the origins of mental afflictions, from everyday unhappiness to addiction and depression--and how are they connected? Where does healing and transcendence fit into this realm of emotional experience?Analyzing an array of insights from psychology, medicine, neuroscience, literature, philosophy, and theology, Dr. Kessler deconstructs centuries of thinking, examining the central role of capture in mental illness and questioning traditional labels that have obscured our understanding of it. With a new basis for understanding the phenomenon of capture, he explores the concept through the emotionally resonant stories of both well-known and un-known people caught in its throes.The closer we can come to fully comprehending the nature of capture, Dr. Kessler argues, the better the chance to alleviate its deleterious effects and successfully change our thoughts and behavior Ultimately, Capture offers insight into how we form thoughts and emotions, manage trauma, and heal. For the first time, we can begin to understand the underpinnings of not only mental illness, but also our everyday worries and anxieties. Capture is an intimate and critical exploration of the most enduring human mystery of all: the mind.
Chronicle of the Narvaez Expedition
by Ilan Stavans Harold Augenbraun Alvar Nunez de Vaca Fanny BandelierThis riveting true story is the first major narrative detailing the exploration of North America by Spanish conquistadors (1528-1536). The author, Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, was a fortune-seeking Spanish nobleman and the treasurer of an expedition sent to claim for Spain a vast area of today's southern United States. In simple, straightforward prose, Cabeza de Vaca chronicles the nine-year odyssey endured by the men after a shipwreck forced them to make a westward journey on foot from present-day Florida through Louisiana and Texas into California. In thirty-eight brief chapters, Cabeza de Vaca describes the scores of natural and human obstacles they encountered as they made their way across an unknown land. Cabeza de Vaca's gripping account offers a trove of ethnographic information, including descriptions and interpretations of native cultures, making it a powerful precursor to modern anthropology. .
El relato nacional: Historia de la historia de España
by Gregorio De la Fuente José Álvarez JuncoJosé Álvarez Junco y Gregorio de la Fuente analizan en este ensayo el proceso de construcción de la idea de España por parte de políticos nacionalistas, historiadores y otras élites culturales. «Es habitual en toda sociedad humana que las narraciones sobre su pasado, más que indignaciones guiadas por un mero interés por el conocimiento, sean ante todo pilares básicos sobre los que se edifica la identidad colectiva. Versan sobre los padres de la patria, sus héroes y mártires, los valores perennes sobre los que se fundamenta la identidad colectiva, todo lo cual escapa a cualquier crítica historiográfica o simplemente racional. Quien intente poner en duda estos relatos heredados a la luz de nuevas evidencias o nuevas técnicas interpretativas corre serios riesgos de ser acusado, pura y simplemente, de antipatriota.» El relato nacional traza la evolución del modo en que, a lo largo del tiempo, se ha idoentendiendo y construyendo la historia de este territorio y grupo humano conocidos hoy como «españoles». Y muestra cómo -desde sus orígenes en el terreno legendario, con referencias hoy inverosímiles a heroicos antecesores, hasta tiempos más recientes- ese relato se ha ido adaptando de acuerdo a las necesidades del momento. Basado en un texto publicado originalmente en Las historias de España. Visiones del pasado y construcción de identidad (Crítica-Marcial Pons, 2013), este libro ha sido reescrito, anotado y completado con dos capítulos inéditos y enormemente significativos sobre las crónicas de Indias. Reseñas a los autores y a sus obras:«Una de las novedades más sólidas e interesantes de los últimos tiempos, un compendio profundo, incisivo y convincente para comprender la "historia de la historia de España".»Rafael Núñez Florencio, El Cultural (sobre Las historias de España) «Álvarez Junco es un historiador queha abordado, y siempre con maestría, algunos fenómenos esenciales de la historia española: el anarquismo, el populismo, el nacionalismo y la relación entre visión del pasado y construcción de identidad.»José Andrés Rojo, Babelia «Este libro es un buen instrumento para conocer en profundidad los antecedentes históricos de muchos de los problemas actuales.»Rogelio López Blanco, El Cultural de El Mundo (sobre Mater dolorosa) «Un espléndido libro sobre el nacimiento del nacionalismo español en el siglo XIX.»Luis Berenguer, El País (sobre Mater dolorosa)
Elizabeth Packard
by Linda V. CarlisleElizabeth Packard's story is one of courage and accomplishment in the face of injustice and heartbreak. In 1860, her husband, a strong-willed Calvinist minister, committed her to an Illinois insane asylum in an effort to protect their six children and his church from what he considered her heretical religious ideas. _x000B__x000B_Upon her release three years later (as her husband sought to return her to an asylum), Packard obtained a jury trial and was declared sane. Before the trial ended, however, her husband sold their home and left for Massachusetts with their young children and her personal property. His actions were perfectly legal under Illinois and Massachusetts law; Packard had no legal recourse by which to recover her children and property. _x000B__x000B_This experience in the legal system, along with her experience as an asylum patient, launched Packard into a career as an advocate for the civil rights of married women and the mentally ill. She wrote numerous books and lobbied legislatures literally from coast to coast advocating more stringent commitment laws, protections for the rights of asylum patients, and laws to give married women equal rights in matters of child custody, property, and earnings. Despite strong opposition from the psychiatric community, Packard's laws were passed in state after state, with lasting impact on commitment and care of the mentally ill in the United States. _x000B__x000B_Packard's life demonstrates how dissonant streams of American social and intellectual history led to conflict between the freethinking Packard, her Calvinist husband, her asylum doctor, and America's fledgling psychiatric profession. It is this conflict--along with her personal battle to transcend the stigma of insanity and regain custody of her children--that makes Elizabeth Packard's story both forceful and compelling.
Flat Earth: The History of an Infamous Idea
by Christine GarwoodContrary to popular belief fostered in countless school classrooms the world over, Christopher Columbus did not discover that the earth was round. The idea of a spherical world had been widely accepted in educated circles from as early as the fourth century B.C. Yet, bizarrely, it was not until the supposedly more rational nineteenth century that the notion of a flat earth really took hold. Even more bizarrely, it persists to this day, despite Apollo missions and widely publicized pictures of the decidedly spherical Earth from space. Based on a range of original sources, Garwood's history of flat-Earth beliefs---from the Babylonians to the present day---raises issues central to the history and philosophy of science, its relationship to religion and the making of human knowledge about the natural world. Flat Earth is the first definitive study of one of history's most notorious and persistent ideas, and it evokes all the intellectual, philosophical, and spiritual turmoil of the modern age. Ranging from ancient Greece, through Victorian England, to modern-day America, this is a story that encompasses religion, science, and pseudoscience, as well as a spectacular array of people and places. Where else could eccentric aristocrats, fundamentalist preachers, and conspiracy theorists appear alongside Copernicus, Newton, and NASA, except in an account of such a legendary misconception?Thoroughly enjoyable and illuminating, Flat Earth is social and intellectual history at its best.
History Of The Rod: A History Of The Rod In All Countries From The Earliest Period To The Present Time
by CooperFirst published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Little Women: 150th Anniversary Edition
by Louisa May Alcott J. Courtney Sullivan Shreya GuptaThe beautiful 150th anniversary edition of Louisa May Alcott's classic tale of the four March sisters, featuring new illustrations and an introduction by New York Times bestselling author J. Courtney SullivanFor generations, children around the world have come of age with Louisa May Alcott's March girls: hardworking eldest sister Meg, headstrong, impulsive Jo, timid Beth, and precocious Amy. With their father away at war, and their loving mother Marmee working to support the family, the four sisters have to rely on one another for support as they endure the hardships of wartime and poverty. We witness the sisters growing up and figuring out what role each wants to play in the world, and, along the way, join them on countless unforgettable adventures.Readers young and old will fall in love with this beloved classic, at once a lively portrait of nineteenth-century family life and a feminist novel about young women defying society's expectations.
Little Women: or Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy
by Louisa May Alcott Anna QuindlenAs part of the wonderful Collector's Library Series, Little Women is one of the best-loved children's classics of all time. This book should have an honored place in any child's library. [This text is listed as an example that meets Common Core Standards in English language arts in grades 6-8 at http://www.corestandards.org.]
Mater dolorosa
by José Álvarez JuncoJosé Álvarez Junco analiza en esta obra el proceso de construcción de la identidad española a lo largo del siglo XIX. «Álvarez Junco ha escrito un libro definitivo.»Javier Tusell La idea de España, previamente formada alrededor de la monarquía y el catolicismo, se vio afianzada a principios de la edad contemporánea con la llamada «guerra de independencia» contra los franceses, y las elites intelectuales emprendieron a continuación su construcción cultural en términos que se adaptaban a la era de las naciones. Sin embargo, esta tarea se vio obstaculizada muy pronto a causa de la continua inestabilidad política, el atraso económico, la pérdida del imperio y la inexistencia de amenazas exteriores. A estos factores se añadieron, además, la carencia de un sistema educativo y un servicio militar verdaderamente nacionales, aparte de los interminablesdebates en que se enzarzaron liberales y conservadores sobre el sentido y la orientación política de la identidad española. La derrota en la guerra cubana de 1898, que cerró el siglo, provocó una última crisis de identidad, de la que surgieron los proyectos nacionalistas alternativos. Reseñas:«Álvarez Junco es un historiador que ha abordado, y siempre con maestría, algunos fenómenos esenciales de la historia española: el anarquismo, el populismo, el nacionalismo y la relación entre visión del pasado y construcción de identidad.»José Andrés Rojo, Babelia «Este libro es un buen instrumento para conocer en profundidad los antecedentes históricos de muchos de los problemas actuales.»Rogelio López Blanco, El Cultural de El Mundo «Un espléndido libro sobre el nacimiento del nacionalismo español en el siglo XIX.»Luis Berenguer, El País «Mater Dolorosa señala un antes y un después, un momento de madurez necesaria por parte de un historiador con una larga trayectoria. Una contribución ejemplar y generosa.»Josep María Fradera, Revista de Libros
Silent Killers: Submarines and Underwater Warfare
by James DelgadoJames P Delgado, President and CEO of the Institute of Nautical Archaeology and author of Nuclear Dawn (Osprey), presents a detailed, stunningly visual, examination of the history and development of the submarine and its role in naval warfare, from the first practical experiments with submersible craft to the development of the modern nuclear submarine. Calling on his training as a nautical archaeologist who was among the first explorers to dive the Titanic, Delgado recreates the story of the sub from the bottom up--that is, through eerie photographs of subs at the bottom of the sea. In addition, he explores submarine technology, from wooden to iron to steel hulls, from hand-cranked to nuclear powered propulsion, from candle light to electricity, from gunpowder "torpedoes" to nuclear missiles Since the time of Jules Verne, submarines have been a topic of great interest to maritime and military fans and Delgado's new book explores all of the submarine's triumphs and tragedies, successes and failures in this fascinating and compelling illustrated history.