Castelló al segle XX

Rosa Monlleó is professor of Contemporary History in the Universitat Jaume I. Here, she makes an important contribution to the study of economic proposals of the Sexenni (1868-1875) in the Valencian society, always conditioned by exportation.

El Escorial is more than a monument to the zeal of Spain’s Catholicism; it is also a symbol of Spain at its imperial apogee. This imposing, granite edifice was built by King Philip II to celebrate Spain’s victory over the French at Saint-Quentin on August 10, 1557. Paid for with New-World gold, this sprawling monastery-palace is laid out in a vast grid of corridors and courtyards. At its heart is the austere Doric basilica of San Lorenzo el Real - beneath which are the remains of eleven Spanish kings, including Philip. The story of this fascinating, enduring symbol of Spain’s monarchy...

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This study offers a profound study of Arrufat's play, using most recent critical trends concerning the performance aspect of the drama. It examines the genre of the drama and its relationship to the phenomenon of the Cuban Revolution, Arrufat as a Cuban playwright of the 60s and his re-writing of the Greek theme of the fratricidal fight in Aeschylus' Seven Against Thebes. Also contains a recent interview with Arrufat in which he describes the social circumstances surrounding the play and some of his classical re-writing techniques.

De ningun pais de America Latina llegaron tantos voluntarios a la guerra civil como de Cuba; quiza en ninguno se viviera el conflicto espanol con tanta pasion, y en ninguno se ha mantenido tan viva la memoria de esa guerra como en Cuba. Este libro estudia el impacto de la contienda espanola en mas de ciento cincuenta escritores de la isla. Algunos eran intelectuales ya consagrados, que viajaron a Espana como periodistas o delegados al Congreso de Escritores Antifascistas. Otros eran diplomaticos que se convirtieron a la fuerza en testigos privilegiados de la guerra, responsabilizandose en la...