Veneficus el embaucador

Monografie, na níž se podíleli historikové a literární vědci z Kuby, Francie, Španělska, České republiky a dalších států, pojednává o různých politických a kulturních projektech v karibské oblasti v průběhu devatenáctého a dvacátého století, přičemž je sledován proces jejich realizace, popřípadě důvody, proč zůstaly projekty nerealizovány. Společným zájmem hned několika odborníků je řešení otázky otroctví na Kubě v devatenáctém století, jehož likvidace byla současně problémem ekonomickým, sociálním a kulturním. Na tuto...

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Escrito por Jules Michelet, uno de los padres de la ciencia histórica en Francia, este libro es un tratado sobre el Mar a la vez histórico, antropológico y poético.

But other emperors, such as Tiberius, Caligula, and Nero, infamously used their power to indulge vice and harm others. Ever since their publication, Suetonius' imperial biographies have appealed to readers, both because of their sensational stories and the larger questions of power they raise. They spawned many sequels in antiquity (as well as more recent works like Robert Graves's famed, I, Claudius). While a number of good English translations are in print, reading Lives of the Caesar from cover to cover can be daunting, so many details are included. Also general readers, including...