Nowtilus - La Historia Universal en 100 preguntas

Luis E. Íñigo Fernández nació en Guadalajara en 1966. Licenciado y doctor en historia, ha dedicado más de quince años a la enseñanza de esta disciplina a los adolescentes, sin descuidar al mismo tiempo su creciente interés por la investigación.
Ha publicado Breve historia de España I y II, Breve historia de la alquimia, Breve historia de la Segunda República española, Breve historia del mundo, Breve historia de la Revolución industrial y Breve historia de la batalla de Trafalgar, Breve historia de la Batalla de Lepanto así como el ensayo La España cuestionada y la novela Liber Hyperboreas.

POR QUÉ LEERLO

- Una obra de divulgación sobre la Historia que selecciona las cien cuestiones más relevantes de la Historia explicadas con rigor, amenidad, agudeza e inteligencia.
- Con esta obra el lector será capaz de dar respuesta a las cuestiones fundamentales que se plantean a la hora de conocer y comprender la historia de la humanidad. El autor en esta obra ha incorporado las últimas investigaciones como el proyecto Genoma Neandertal,que ha probado que sapiens y neandertales se cruzaron (un tema que muy pocas obras de divulgación especializada han tratado), así como las últimas tendencias en historiografía moderna.
- Al igual que los demás títulos de la colección CPE la obra tiene un formato original, claro y muy didáctico, pues plantea todo el conocimiento sobre un tema en un formato pregunta-respuesta con un total de 100 cuestiones.
- Luis Íñigo es un autor ampliamente reconocido por todos los lectores. Licenciado y Doctor en Historia y autor de numerosos artículos y libros de temática histórica. Especialista en historia divulgativa, tiene una gran capacidad de desentrañar los más complejos procesos históricos y presentarlos de un modo comprensible. Así lo ha demostrado en otros libros de Breve Historia como Breve Historia de España, I y II, Breve Historia de la II República española, Breve Historia de la Revolución Industrial o Breve Historia de la batalla de Trafalgar

El alba de la civilización; La época clásica; La antigüedad tardía; La edad de las tinieblas; Descubrimientos y reformas; La era del liberalismo; La primavera de los pueblos; El fin del antiguo orden; Quo vadis, humanitas?

UNIVERSAL HISTORY IN 100 QUESTIONS

History of humanity from its origins and until our present time. Discover why we aren’t neanderthals or what was writing invented for. How democracy appeared or why the Chinese people built The Great Wall of China; what made the Roman legions so powerful or why the Hundred Years’ War lasted more than a hundred years.

What made the Roman legions so powerful?, where the Middle Ages really Dark Ages?, what were the specific reasons that caused the crusades?, why did the aztecs practice cannibalism?, why was America discovered again in the XV century?, what caused the supremacy of Spain in Europe?, why did the Industrial Revolution start in England?, what were the origins of the labour movement?, why did Germany lose the Great War?, how did feminism start?

100 essential questions to understand the History of the human species. The real story which has been hidden so many times by the glitz of the Kings and the roar of the battles. Learn the true story of the human race from its origins to the present day. Discover why we are not Neanderthals or why was the writing invented. Discover how democracy emerged or why the Chinese built the great wall; why were the Roman legions so powerful or why the
Hundred Years’ War lasted more than a hundred years. The book ends up with the author’s reflection on whether we have reached the end of History or it is just a witty idea of a perceptive writer.

Luis E. Íñigo Fernández has a History Doctorate Degree (PhD). He is currently an education inspector and he also teaches a variety of Professional Development courses for teachers as well as Head of Schools in several universities in Madrid. He is a prolific author of history themed books (he has published Breve historia de España I y II, Breve historia de la alquimia, Breve historia de la Segunda República española, Breve historia del mundo,
Breve historia de la Revolución industrial, Breve historia de la batalla de Trafalgar, Breve historia de la Batalla de Lepanto and also an essay called La España cuestionada and the novel Liber Hyperboreas) and has participated in history magazines with various articles.

Sales pitch

- A book about History for the general public that selects the one hundred more relevant questions about History, explained with accuracy, pleasantness, acuity and wisdom.
- With this book the reader will be able to understand the most fundamental issues when learning about and understanding the history of humanity. The author has integrated the latest investigations such as the project Genoma Neanderthal, which has proofed that sapiens and neanderthals met (a topic which only a few other books about specific history have discussed), as well as the latest trends in modern historiography.
- Just as the rest of the books in the CPE collection, this literary work has an original, clear and very didactic structure. This is because it sets out all the information about a specific topic in a question-answer format with a total of 100 questions. This way, the reader will be able to read the aspects about the topic that he finds more interesting.
- Luis Iñigo is a very well-known and distinguished author among all his readers. He has a B.A and a PhD in History and is the author of numerous articles and history themed books. His specialty is writing about history for the general public as he has the ability to present and explain the most complex history processes in a way that is easy to understand. He has already shown this ability in other Breve Historia books such as Breve Historia de España, I y II, Breve Historia de la II República española, Breve Historia de la Revolución Industrial o Breve Historia de la batalla de Trafalgar.