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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

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...

Este libro presenta un análisis histórico-estructural de la sociedad, la economía y la política de España a lo largo de los siglos XIX y XX. Cronológicamente, arranca con la crisis del Antiguo Régimen a finales del siglo XVIII, y llega hasta la transición democrática después de la larga dictadura franquista. El estudio es una “historia social” de España en un sentido moderno y lato de historiografía social, comprendiendo múltiples aspectos que sobrepasan con mucho los fenómenos “sociales” (en el sentido estricto y restringido de la palabra). Se acentúan, ante todo, los...