La educación ilustrada, 1786-1836

La Edad Media ha sido considerada un periodo de estancamiento del saber, sombrío y cruel. Jesús Callejo desmonta esta imagen con un apasionante repaso de la época: desde las bibliotecas perdidas y los textos malditos, a los increíbles avances tecnológicos como las lámparas perpetuas, los espejos mágicos y originales aparatos voladores pasando por los diabólicos autómatas que fueron ocultados a los ojos del gran público.

A sourcebook that contains over 80 original articles and letters focusing on the life and times of Pedro Menendez de Aviles (1519-1574), Governor and Captain-General of Florida and founder of St. Augustine. The volume is divided into chapters addressing Menendez as an explorer and family man, his preparation for the conquest of Florida, the conquest itself, early Spanish travels as far as Newfoundland, Spanish-Native American contact in Florida, the Spanish settlement of Florida, and the consequences of Menendez' untimely death. The volume contains synthetic articles as well as original...

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La conducta de ayuda a los países pobres es diferente a la que practicamos con quien tienes cerca: no es suficiente con percibir la carencia, es necesario también valorar la responsabilidad de la ayuda y su eficacia. Este es un libro sobre creencias y sobre cómo las creencias pueden afectar a la representación social y la conducta de ayuda, y pretende iniciar un debate y reflexionar sobre el papel de la ayuda en el Tercer Mundo.