Manual de Historia Universal


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The Late Middle Ages


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Examines European life between the years 1000 and 1300 focusing on the growth of cities, the development of a money-based economy, and the emergence of a Europe newly unified by a shared religion and increased trade.




The Age of Trade


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This groundbreaking book presents the first full history of the Manila galleons, which marked the true beginning of a global economy. Arturo Giraldez, the world’s leading scholar of the galleons, traces the rise of the maritime route, which began with the founding of the city of Manila in 1571 and ended in 1815 when the last galleon left the port of Acapulco in New Spain (Mexico) for the Philippines, establishing a permanent connection between the Spanish empire in America with Asian countries, most importantly China, the main supplier of commodities during that era. Throughout the two-and-a-half-century history of the Manila galleons, the strategic commodity fuelling global networks was always silver. Giraldez shows how this most important of precious metals shaped world history, with influences that stretch to the present.




Theology of Contemporary Art


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In today's world we want everything to be clear, effective and instantaneous, a useless desire that, in addition, locks the human being into only appearance. Contemporary art, as a reflection of the concerns and needs of today's humanity demands attention, silence, reflection and a discerning eye. For this reason, it becoems a privileged platform for the encounter with Mystery, with a God who escapes all configurations or concepts. This function is what makes the work of the Dominican, Kim En Joong OP, an internationally recognised artist, so remarkbale. These pages deepen, from a novel theologhical perspewctive, the different elements that nmake up his work: colour, shape, light, composition ... a persoewctrive that guides us towards the contemplation of the Mystery that the painter shows us. A fascinating book, which is one and the same time accesible and a gift for all, believer or not, who feels the thirst for depth.




El curso de la historia


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Sistema Sat Universal - Universalismo


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Universalismo es la Síntesis de todas las cosas en una Unidad Total, representado a través del Sistema SAT Universal, que fue fundado por SatCarlos que es el Mesías de Era de Acuarius. Este Sistema SAT Universal no es una secta sino un Sistema Integral que se refiere a lo biológico, psicológico, social, cultural y espiritual, y que para lo mismo se basa en la ciencia, la educación, el arte, la religión, la medicina, la ingeniería, la administración y todas las actividades humanas, unifi cando con esto a la humanidad entera. En esta obra se explica el simbolismo de Dios, los Ángeles, Cristo, el diablo, la Evolución, el karma y reencarnación, el significado de los colores, los números, los mantrams y mandalas. También se explica científicamente la historia del Universo, la vida, el conocimiento, los valores, la humanidad, la civilización y la Era de Acuarius. En esta obra se inicia una nueva etapa de una Humanidad más evolucionada con un Sistema que lleva hasta la Iluminación.




Emperor of Culture


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Alfonso X of Castile (1252-1284) was a true philosopher-king, a medieval monarch whose contributions to science, music, historiography, poetry, fiction, and art have had lasting influence. His grand vision was to bring Castile into the mainstream of high civilization and to create a united artistic and religious people. To that end, he established Castilian as a proper language (it is now the fourth most spoken in the world) and wrote one of the most extensive and influential law codes in western history. After centuries of attention to the northern European countries, scholars increasingly are turning to Hispanic countries in general and to Alfonso's vast influence in particular. The contributors to this volume are all Alfonsine experts who offer the broadest and most comprehensive survey of the ruler's cultural influence. Their topics include Alfonso's role in the founding of Castilian, his patronage of art and theatre, his scientific projects, his rhetoric and chancery, his link to Dante, his achievements as historian and troubadour, and his contribution as the greatest lawgiver of his time. Emperor of Culture fills a gap in English language studies of Alfonso's vast influence. It will be valuable to all students and scholars of medieval Spain.