En guerra con el pasado

A finales del siglo XIX un párroco de una pequeña aldea del Languedoc francés, zona de leyendas y herejías, de la noche a la mañana, se hizo enormemente rico, tanto que compró numerosas tierras, realizó construcciones fastuosas y comenzó a vivir como un marqués. ¿Cuál fue la fuente de su riqueza? ¿Fue la venta ilegal de misas, como afirmaron sus superiores eclesiásticos? ¿Encontró un tesoro escondido, como afirman otros? Sea como fuere, la historia de aquel sacerdote y de aquel bello pueblo, Rennes-Le-Château, se convirtió en un mito moderno, en el que el protagonismo lo...

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This study is a highly innovative body of research on the supply of raw material in prehistoric Iberia. The archaeological assemblages from recently excavated sites in north-eastern Spain are clearly presented, as are the various methods for the characterisation of flints and the determination of geological origins. The study is important in terms of the new data provided on raw material supply at the end of the Upper Palaeolithic in Iberia and a reconstruction of mobility patterns and resource exploitation of hunter-gatherer groups during the Pleistocene/Holocene transition. In Spanish.

The essays in this volume, taken together, span the era of British history from 1780 to the present that has engrossed the attention of Brian Harrison in a career of more than fifty years. In keeping with his diverse interests, they vary widely in subject matter. Yet each contributes, in some fashion, to an appreciation of the complexities of reform in modern Britain. Throughout his career Harrison has demonstrated an unwavering interest in social movements and pressure groups. He has analysed the organisation of reform movements and their bases of support; explored the aspirations and...