América precolombina

En una afortunada combinación de los aspectos temáticos con la estructura general del contexto político -que recibe la innegable preeminencia- la obra se inicia con una detallada descripción de la Guerra de los Treinta Años, utilizándola como clave para entender los desarrollos políticos y sociales del temprano periodo moderno. Igualmente, se ofrece un amplio estudio del debate sobre la crisis general que afecta a dicha época, con el desarrollo del absolutismo, el crecimiento del Estado y sus correspondientes implicaciones en la vida de los habitantes de las ciudades, de los hombres...

En estas intensas y decantadas páginas, escritas al final de su dilatada trayectoria, Pierre Vilar resume su visión de la historia de Cataluña, elaborada a lo largo de toda una vida de estudio y fértil magisterio. Pensadas como frontispicio y cierre de una obra colectiva, al convertirse en libro independiente adquieren nuevo y pleno sentido, coherencia interna y peso de certidumbre. Maestro absoluto de la síntesis (cómo no evocar su Historia de España, decisiva para varias generaciones), Vilar da aquí buena muestra de la capacidad y el rigor únicos que caracterizaban su modo de hacer ...

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The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was created during 1940s. It's a key indicator of economic policy, and it's considered as rule to measure the significance of a country's economy, and it's a common base for other important indicators, such as fiscal deficit and the human development index (HDI). Diane Coyle reminds us that this instrument is not supposed to turn into a fetish; on the contrary, since it possesses a history that explains its consolidation, along with a structure and strategies that show the conception of economy from those who postulate it. Nonetheless, the GDP is currently one ...