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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

El imperio bizantino aún suele contemplarse como la historia de una decadencia, a pesar de que su vida se prolongará durante casi 1.200 años. Sin embargo, este libro breve pero exhaustivo demuestra que Bizancio sufrió un singular ciclo de crisis y posteriores florecimientos durante los cuales su historia política, militar, económica, social y cultural tomó con frecuencia cursos dispares. Las causas de tales oscilaciones se hallarían tanto en la dinámica subyacente como en decisiones tomadas por personalidades específicas, entre ellas numerosos emperadores del período. El autor...

Este libro presenta el análisis de un clan familiar, el de los Marín de Poveda, que, habiendo emigrado a mediados del siglo XVII a Indias desde una villa del Reino de Granada (Lúcar), alcanzó una extraordinaria riqueza y poder, tanto en tierras americanas como en su tierra natal e incluso en la Corte. El objetivo esencial es mostrar una visión global, planteada desde el lado americano y desde el español, sobre las estrategias seguidas por dicha parentela para conseguir acumular grandes riquezas y encumbrarse socialmente. Aunque la obra se centra en la figura de Tomás Marín de Poveda,...