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Hay en este libro una reflexión crítica acerca de las implicaciones psicosociales de la actual relación del hombre con los signos del consumo. Frente a la exaltación de un individualismo narcisista y teniendo en cuenta la explotación del carácter simbólico del consumo, intensamente estimulado por los medios masivos de comunicación y por las nuevas tecnologías, esta obra abre un amplio debate interdisciplinario sobre las actitudes contemporáneas constituidas bajo la égida del consumo, y sus consecuencias para los procesos de vinculación social y de emancipación humana. A partir de ...

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...