“…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. …”

“…Drawing on both laboratory experiments and the real world of America's presidential, and congressional races, the author shows that negative advertising drives down voter turnout, and the political consultants intentionally use adverts for this purpose. …”

“…This book is about governmental change in America. It examines the reconstruction of institutional power relationships that had to be negotiated among the courts, the parties, the president, the Congress and the states in order to accommodate the expansion of national administrative capacities around the turn of the twentieth century. …”

“…Se basa en un equilibrado análisis de lo que él llama la práctica genocida del franquismo dentro de un amplio contexto comparativo abarcando el nazismo, los estados comunistas del este, Ruanda, Camboya y las dictaduras de América Latina. Así, el Dr. Miguez nos presenta una dura crítica de la justicia española que es a la vez de lectura amena y apasionante». …”

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“…It draws upon case study material from Africa, The Middle East, Russia and South America to examine the question of whether modernity, democracy and secularism are universalistic concepts or are, on the contrary, unique to Western civilization, whilst considering the relationship of postsecularism to the varied paths of modern development.Drawing together work from leading social theorists, this critical theoretical contribution to current debates will appeal to sociologists, social theorists and political scientists, with interests in religion, secularization and postsecularization theory and transitions to modernity in the contemporary globalized world…”

“…I Templari hanno scoperto l'America? Un esercito di spettri fermò i tedeschi durante la prima guerra mondiale? …”

“…Its bayous and swamps hide a spectacular natural history, and not only does this vital waterway run through the heart of America, it also runs through American history and culture like no other…”