Soldiers in a Narrow Land

With contributions by well-known and respected critics, writing of a very high caliber, and essays that explore hitherto uncharted territory, Mirrors and Echoes is a welcome addition to the growing literature on Spanish women's writing. Lou Charnon-Deutsch, author of Narratives of Desire: Nineteenth-Century Spanish Fiction by Women"

The saints and wicked schemers, murderers, opportunists, unbalanced, wise, clumsy, warriors, cowards, brave, humble, arrogant, lustful, chaste, degenerate, altruistic, intellectual and with very short or very long reigns. Learn about the history of the Christian kingdoms through the 98 monarchs that ruled them.

Hace 150 mil años un simio se puso de pie y abandonó África. Hoy se aventura en el interior del átomo y en los confines del universo. La humanidad camina lentamente, pero de pronto hay un salto sobre el abismo, una explosión transformadora y radical. Eso es revolución, y ha marcado todo lo que somos. La revolución es la esencia de la humanidad; es un antes y un después, un punto sin retorno; es un giro drástico, vertiginoso. Es un acontecimiento después del cual las cosas nunca vuelven a ser iguales. La revolución humana. Una historia de la civilización es un viaje a través de...

The Peloponnesian War saw enormous Greek civil strife and had long-lasting and deep effects on contemporary society, breaking the order and harmony, and leading to greater class struggle and power clashes. In particular, it opened up a gulf between political and military men with a new style of campaigning.