Madrid de los Austrias

Gun smuggling into Mexico are fueling a war between cartels and generating the most horrible profitable bussines ever known

Desmond Seward nació en París y se formó en Gran Bretaña. Desde que en 1972 apareciera la primera versión de Los monjes de la guerra, ha entrado en la Orden de Malta, lo que le ha dado la oportunidad de profundizar en los temas que siempre le han interesado. Entre su extensa bibliografía destacan The Bourbon Kings of France (1970), Eleanor of Aquitaine (1978), Napoleon and Hitler (1990) y Caravaggio: a passionate life (1998). Con posterioridad ha estado trabajando en el estudio de la llamada Guerra de las Rosas.

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 ...

Recoge: Desunión y conflicto: de los romanos al Renacimiento; Inmovilismo y reforma; El estado liberal; Giolitti, la Primera Guerra Mundial; Fascismo; La República.