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La presente obra se inserta en la creciente ola de estudios sobre historia eclesiástica. Las contribuciones aquí contenidas abarcan temáticas concernientes a partir del siglo XVI, pues en este periodo las iglesias cristianas han tenido un altísimo impacto en el devenir de los pueblos y sus repercusiones se perciben hasta el día de hoy.

El enigmático Carlos V, emperador de Europa y el Nuevo Mundo, es la fi gura central en torno a la que gira el monumental estudio de la gran historia del Imperio español que Hugh Thomas comenzó a narrar con gran éxito en su obra El imperio español. Este volumen comienza en 1522 con el regreso de los restos de la expedición de Magallanes y termina con la muerte de Carlos V en 1558. Entre esos años, los españoles conquistan Guatemala, Yucatán, Colombia, Venezuela, Perú y Chile, y controlan ambos lados del poderoso Río de la Plata. Con su habitual estilo colorido y detallista, Thomas...

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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 ...