Fascism, Aviation and Mythical Modernity

Un ensayo biográfico sobre el hijo ilegítimo de Carlos V que nos presenta a uno de los personajes más admirados y controvertidos de la historia de España y su entorno, en el que tuvo especial relevancia la princesa de Éboli. Fiel a los hechos históricos que relata, Don Juan de Austria describe y actualiza la personalidad de un héroe que murió muy joven y cuya vida estuvo marcada por las tensas relaciones que mantuvo con su hermano, el rey Felipe II. Un ensayo muy ameno que se lee como si se tratase de una novela histórica.José Antonio Vaca de Osma, embajador de España, es...

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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...

El libro es un análisis comparativo ente literatura -Baroja- y realidad histórica -la ciudad de Madrid en el paso del siglo XIX al XX-. Resulta ser por ello un estudio de las condiciones materiales en las que se desarrollaba la vida cotidiana de las capas populares y los grupos marginados de la ciudad en esas décadas.