Soldiers in a Narrow Land

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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...

Desde que el ser humano ha adquirido la capacidad de pensar, ha tenido la voluntad de fijar por escrito sus ideas con los más variopintos materiales y signos. Y desde ese momento, han debido enfrentarse a la dura lucha por la supervivencia. Este libro es un minucioso y fascinante recorrido por la historia universal de la destrucción de los libros, un sobre cogedor itinerario que nos lleva de la destrucción de las tablillas sumerias al reciente saqueo de las bibliotecas de Bagdad.

Estudio de la evolución de la sociedad hispana, desde el siglo XVI hasta el XVIII; considerando aspectos como la demografía, el reparto de la población, la caracterización de los diversos grupos sociales, el mundo rural, el papel de la familia, así como los grupos marginados.