Latinoam rica

• Author : Arturo A. Fox
• Publisher : Pearson College Division
• Release : 01 October 2010

Tabla de contenidos - 1. Las grandes civilizaciones precolombinas (I); 2. Las grandes civilizaciones precolombinas (II); 3. Europa en la época del descubrimiento de América; 4. La conquista de la América Hispana; 5. El sistema colonial; 6. Sociedad, vida y cultura en el mundo colonial; 7. El siglo XIX. La independencia y sus consecuencias; 8. Latinoamérica a vista de pájaro; 9. El siglo XX. Panorama latinoamericano; 10. La escena cultural hasta la Segunda Guerra Mundial; 11. La escena cultural desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial; 12. Centroamérica y

• Author : Rubén Ardila
• Publisher : Springer
• Release : 13 August 2018

This contributed volume is a real “who is who” in Latin American psychology. Edited by the most prominent psychology researcher alive in the region, the book presents a comprehensive panorama of psychology in Latin America as a science, as a profession and as a way of improving the quality of life of individuals and communities. Despite its achievements, Latin American psychology is little known by the international psychological community. In order to fill this gap, Dr. Rubén Ardila has

• Author : Eugenio Chang-Rodriguez
• Publisher : Cengage Learning
• Release : 29 October 2007

Bring the richness and complexity of Latin American culture to life for your students, with LATINOAMÉRICA. Featuring a thematic organization supported by comprehension questions, expansion questions, timelines, chapter summaries, photos, illustrations, Internet activities, video suggestions, and maps, the text takes students on a 20-chapter tour of the progression of Latin culture-from the pre-Columbia era to Hispanics in the United States today. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in

• Author : Enrique Krauze
• Publisher : Harper Collins
• Release : 02 July 2013

In Redeemers, acclaimed historian Enrique Krauze presents the major ideas that have formed the modern Latin American political mind during the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries—and looks closely at how these ideas were expressed in the lives of influential revolutionaries, thinkers, poets, and novelists. Here are the Cuban José Martí; the Argentines Che Guevara and Evita Perón; political thinkers like Mexico’s José Vasconcelos; and the writers José Enrique Rodó, Mario Vargas Llosa, Octavio Paz, and Gabriel Garcí

• Author : ANONIMO
• Publisher : Addison Wesley Longman
• Release : 01 November 2006

• Author : Geoffrey Trease
• Publisher : Penguin UK
• Release : 02 April 2009

Fleeing from the evil Sir Philip Morton, Peter Brownrigg finds himself on the wrong side of the law. On the run to London he meets Kit and the two decide to stick together. But a chance discovery endangers their lives and soon Peter is deep in murderous plots, secrets and even treason. Set in the turbulent days of Elizabeth I, this classic story of danger and intrigue conjures up a world of mystery, twists and turns and thrilling action.

• Author : Francesca Italiano,Irene Marchegiani
• Publisher : Pearson Higher Ed
• Release : 28 August 2013

The first edition of Percorsi quickly became one of the best-selling elementary Italian texts. The new second edition features a new design, more focus on skills-development, updated cultural information and a full version of MyItalianLab. Percorsi is an introductory program that promotes the acquisition of Italian language and culture through the integration of the “5 Cs” principles of the National Standards for Foreign Language Education. Percorsi is designed to provide beginning learners with a variety of tools to develop their communicative

• Author : Lynn V. Foster
• Publisher : Infobase Publishing
• Release : 01 January 2007

Presents a comprehensive history of Central America, including the early pre-Columbian cultures and economic challenges currently being faced.

• Author : Eduardo Cavallo,Andrew Powell,Tomás Serebrisky
• Publisher : Unknown Publisher
• Release : 07 August 2020

• Author : Martin R. Hilbert
• Publisher : United Nations Publications
• Release : 19 August 2022

This publication investigates the impact of modern information and communication technologies (ICTs) on Latin America. In analyzing the special characteristics of Latin America with regard to the integration of ICTs, the publication focuses on five main areas - access, regulatory framework, financing, education and the so-called soft factor.

• Author : Kim Addonizio,Dorianne Laux
• Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
• Release : 22 November 2010

From the nuts and bolts of craft to the sources of inspiration, this book is for anyone who wants to write poetry-and do it well. The Poet's Companion presents brief essays on the elements of poetry, technique, and suggested subjects for writing, each followed by distinctive writing exercises. The ups and downs of writing life—including self-doubt and writer's block—are here, along with tips about getting published and writing in the electronic age. On your own, this book can

• Author : Lucía Dammert
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 02 October 2012

The feeling of insecurity is a little known phenomenon that has been only partially explored by social sciences. However, it has a deep social, cultural and economic impact and may even contribute to define the very structures of the state. In Latin America, fear of crime has become an important stumbling block in the region’s process of democratization. After long spells of dictatorships and civil wars, violence in the region was supposed to be under control yet crime rates

• Author : Herbert Marcuse
• Publisher : Beacon Press
• Release : 01 June 1971

In this concise and startling book, the author of One-Dimensional Man argues that the time for utopian speculation has come. Marcuse argues that the traditional conceptions of human freedom have been rendered obsolete by the development of advanced industrial society. Social theory can no longer content itself with repeating the formula, "from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs," but must now investigate the nature of human needs themselves. Marcuse's claim is that even if production

• Author : Alisson Wood
• Publisher : Flatiron Books
• Release : 04 August 2020

A dark relationship evolves between a high schooler and her English teacher in this breathtakingly powerful memoir about a young woman who must learn to rewrite her own story. “Have you ever read Lolita?” So begins seventeen-year-old Alisson’s metamorphosis from student to lover and then victim. A lonely and vulnerable high school senior, Alisson finds solace only in her writing—and in a young, charismatic English teacher, Mr. North. Mr. North gives Alisson a copy of Lolita to read,

• Author : Ricardo Piglia
• Publisher : Duke University Press
• Release : 19 August 1994

A novel set in Argentina just after the military coup in 1976.