Historia de la lectura en México

Todo el mundo ha oído hablar de Morgan o de Drake, incluso de Long John Silver o de Jack Sparrow -que nunca existieron-, pero pocos conocen hechos singulares como que Venecia actuó como estado pirata saqueando Constantinopla en 1204; que un rey de Aragón, Alfonso el Magnánimo, disponía de flota propia, y que llegaba al extremo de atacar enclaves de su propio reino para someterlos; que Colón pudo ser pirata, y que, de hecho, colaboró y contó con ellos para realizar el Descubrimiento... En realidad, la piratería, tan familiar y hasta entrañable en nuestro inconsciente colectivo, es...

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En la Edad Media y en los principios de la Edad Moderna la concepción y comprensión de la enfermedad, y dependiendo de ello las actitudes y reacciones frente a la misma, variaban notablemente. El libro trata de esta cuestión, así como de las diversas medidas profilácticas y curativas adoptadas en torno a la enfermedad.