El modo de ser aristocrático

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A riveting, comprehensive history of the Arab people and tribes that explores the role of language as a cultural touchstone. This kaleidoscopic book covers almost 3,000 years of Arab history and shines a light on the footloose Arab people and tribes who conquered lands and disseminated their language and culture over vast distances. Tracing this process to the origins of the Arabic language, rather than the advent of Islam, Tim Mackintosh-Smith begins his narrative more than a thousand years before Muhammad and focuses on how Arabic, both spoken and written, has functioned as a vital source...

El propósito de este libro es mostrar la forma como el espacio que aquí se denominaLlanos de San Martín o Territorio del Meta, se modificó y transformó en el período 1870-1930, una etapa del proceso histórico de un territorio en construcción; un territorio que en distintos momentos recibió los nombres de San Martín (provincia, Llanos de, Territorio de, territorio nacional, intendencia nacional) o Meta (intendencia nacional, jefatura civil y militar) y del cual se desprendió un área denominada Vichada (comisaría especial), y que se encuentra comprendido entre la Cordillera...

Contiene reflexiones sobre la presencia femenina en coyunturas definidas por conflictos de diferentes naturaleza. Así como, el testimonio y el análisis del protagonismo femenino en dos conflictos armados, la guerra de Afganistán y el conflicto saharaui.