Ante su identidad. La ciudad hispánica en la Edad Media

Esta obra narra una historia irrepetible en el devenir de la humanidad: los treinta años extraordinarios en que un puñado de hombres conquistaron un nuevo mundo, convirtiendo a España en el primer imperio moderno. Por las páginas de este fascinante libro desfilan personajes y acontecimientos trascendentales para comprender nuestro pasado.

A bestselling historian recounts the epic clash that ended the Renaissance and pushed Islam to the gates of Vienna In Warriors of God and Dogs of God, James Reston, Jr., brought two epochal events in the struggle between Islam and Christendom to readers eager to understand the roots of the present-day conflict. With his unwavering eye for detail, Reston now weaves a captivating narrative that examines a pivotal period in that centuries- long war, which found Europe at its most vulnerable and Islam on the attack. This saga of colliding worlds is propelled by two astonishing young...

We Spaniards are the people that have done the most in the history of humanity, even shaping the world we inhabit. But also the people most ashamed of their triumphs, their achievements, their victories and their discoveries. The authors dismantle the most controversial elements of the Black Legend, both the traditional one - the Inquisition, the expulsion of the Jews, the conquest of America, the scientific and cultural backwardness, slavery - and the one renewed by the work of the nazionalisms.

Up to which point is heiress the actual Europe of the historic contribution to medieval organisations? Those who have asked this question will find the answer in this book, a collection of such areas as rights, historic and artistic patrimony, literary contributions.