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La mirada esencial de Félix Luna para comprender el poder en la ArgentinaDurante el período 1930-1983 seis golpes de Estado destituyeron a gobiernos electos democráticamente. La Argentina vivió un periodo de inestabilidad politica y se fue gestando gradualmente la decadencia economica. Luna describe los acontecimientos, los explica y no critica directamente ni condena; deja que el lector saque sus propias conclusiones implicitamente y no explicitamente. Este libro tiene la claridad y amenidad que caracteriza su obra historica, que lo transformo en el historiador mas difundido y respetado de nuestro pais en la segunda mitad del siglo pasado. Al principio fue recibido como un historiador amateur, pero fue reconocido mas tarde al ser incorporado a la Academia Nacional de la Historia. Entre ambos periodos, la revista Todo es Historia, que fundo y dirigio desde los años sesenta, fue un instrumento mas con el cual hizo llegar la historia argentina a un publico masivo. ROSENDO FRAGA

La mirada esencial de Félix Luna para comprender el poder en la ArgentinaFélix Luna definió Los caudillos como su primer libro de historia: «Yrigoyen y Alvear, aunque nutridos de información históric

In the early 1820s, Thomas Harvie, a newly rich, arrogant Glasgow distiller, bought Westthorn estate on the eastern edge of the city close to the north bank of the River Clyde. To establish the bounds of his property and keep out intruders, he erected two walls, the larger of which (Harvies Dyke) was massive, fortified and blocked a long-established pathway alongside the river. Colliers and other workers from nearby villages (many of whom regularly used the walkway) were outraged. A large crowd gathered on midsummers evening in 1823 and set about demolishing the wall. After a cavalry charge put an end to the disturbance, dozens of the rioters were arrested and some imprisoned. But Harvie rebuilt his walls, and a six-year struggle with the people of Glasgow ensued, which resulted in a House of Lords ruling in 1828 in favour of those who had campaigned for the liberties of the banks of the Clyde. The episode gripped the city and was heralded in poems, song and newspapers for many decades. It also inspired later protests against landowners who attempted to obstruct public rights of way. This book is testimony to a triumphant victory for ordinary Glaswegians over an uncompromising estate proprietor.

Uma surpreendente história baseada em fatos reais, com personagens como as lavadeiras, os homens que viviam de furtos, os miseráveis e os famintos que se escondiam em casebres jogados aqui e ali, vivendo numa condiço sub-humana, num local, com o nome ficticio de Rua dos Anjos, e em pequenos caminhos tortos de terra que dela saiam.

This is the charming and poignant account of twenty-five years spent in Orkney. After her marriage to an islander, Christine Muir went to live on the tiny island of North Ronaldsay, where she and her husband brought up their four children and ran a small croft. Following the seasons though the year, Orkney Days is full of observations of the natural world at their doorstep. Beautiful descriptions of the island and its flora and fauna from wildflowers and medicinal herbs to seals and seabirds are mingled with memories of a young family growing up and the rhythms of daily life far from the bustle of the modern world. There is much too about the work involved in running their croft and the cattle and sheep that are its mainstay, about the traditions and lore of the island which stretch back over countless generations, and about the modern developments which changed it forever.

Drawing upon historical research and archaeological discoveries, Daphne Brooke brings to life the events and personalities of the ancient realm of Galloway from Roman times until the fifteenth century. This mysterious region of south-west Scotland has for centuries attracted pilgrims to its holy places, especially Whithorn, ever since St Ninian founded Candida Casa (now known as Whithorn) in the early Christian era. Galloways troubles began in Roman times, when the territory was occupied by Britons who had little in common with their northern neighbours, the Picts and the Scots. A few centuries later, the rulers of Northumbria held sway over Galloway, binding the two provinces in culture. But Galloways sense of identity was stronger than its recognition of shared interests. The region stubbornly resisted Anglo-Norman domination and assimilation into the Kingdom of Scotland. Orams new introduction appraises the significance of Wild Men and Holy Places in the new historiography of Scotland that emerged at the close of the twentieth century and its place in the radical revision of our understanding of conversion and state-building in the Early Historic and medieval eras. It explores how Brookes interdisciplinary approach to the poorly documented history of Galloway set a new benchmark for accessible history: she stimulated wider research of this under-studied region, and her enduring impact still shapes public understanding of the role of St Ninian, the Northumbrians, Gall Gaidhil and the kings and lords of Galloway in the story of Scotlands making.

Witchcraft and witches throughout history have long captured the imagination, yet hidden away in archives are records of long forgotten cases. Many of these are tragic, some are unusual perhaps even inexplicable but all are fascinating in their own right.Devons Forgotten Witches 18601910 takes a deep dive through these records, bringing to the surface accusations of witchcraft in the county that have languished, unacknowledged, in the British Newspaper Archive for decades. These are the stories of ordinary people whose lives were touched in some way by witchcraft.Tracey Norman and Mark Norman examine these cases within their historical context, pulling together details from various news reports to explore what might really have happened. This work provides an intriguing snapshot of press coverage in the Victorian and Edwardian eras, showing how the public were urged to view those who still put their faith in incredible superstition. Most importantly, the retelling of these stories gives a new voice to those whom the historical record has silenced.