Miguel Ángel Asturias: a Critical Perspective of El Señor Presidente
Author : Ray Verzasconi
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Page : 118 pages
File Size : 26,19 MB
Release : 1962
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Author : Ray Verzasconi
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Page : 118 pages
File Size : 26,19 MB
Release : 1962
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Author : Miguel Asturias
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,73 MB
Release : 2019-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1474614620
The President tells the story of a ruthless dictator and his schemes to dispose of a political adversary in an unnamed country usually identified as Guatemala. Drawing on his experience as a journalist writing under repressive conditions, Miguel Angel Asturias provides a blazing indictment of totalitarian government and its damaging psychological effects on society - from the harvest of terror to cowardice, to sycophancy, to treachery and intrigue, and the total sacrifice of human values to lust for power. Written in a language of freedom and originality, full of extraordinary symbolism, biting satire, poetry and dream sequences, with an imagination that is both lyrical and ferocious, The President is a surrealist masterpiece and one of the most influential books of the twentieth century.
Author : Margaret Mary Hoey
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Page : 70 pages
File Size : 45,35 MB
Release : 1970
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Author : Gerard C. Flynn
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Page : 44 pages
File Size : 50,97 MB
Release : 1973
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Author : Nancy Larson
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Page : 174 pages
File Size : 23,95 MB
Release : 1985
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Author : Stacey V. Sasser
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Page : 114 pages
File Size : 11,4 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Despotism in literature
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Author : Robert M McManus
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 43,69 MB
Release : 2015-04-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 131791595X
Lao Tzu, Marx, the Buddha, Ibsen, Machiavelli — these are just a few of the world’s great thinkers who have weighed in on the subject of leadership over the centuries. Yet, the contemporary student of leadership often overlooks many of these names in favour of more recent theorists hailing from the social sciences. Understanding Leadership: An Arts and Humanities Perspective takes a different angle, employing the works of the great philosophers, authors and artists found in world civilization and presenting an arts and humanities perspective on the study of leadership. The authors build their conceptual framework using The Five Components of Leadership Model, which recognizes the leader, the followers, the goal, the environmental context, and the cultural values and norms that make up the leadership process. Supporting the text are a wealth of case studies which reflect on works such as Ayn Rand’s novella Anthem, Eugène Delacroix’s painting Liberty Leading the People, Charlie Chaplin’s film Modern Times, Athol Fugard’s play "Master Harold" . . . and the Boys, Lao Tzu’s poetic work Tao Te Ching, and Antonín Dvořák’s New World Symphony. The authors also introduce studies from various world cultures to particularly illustrate the role cultural values and norms play in leadership. This illuminating framework promotes the multidimensional thinking that is necessary for understanding and problem solving in a complex world. Understanding Leadership: An Arts and Humanities Perspective will be a valuable textbook for both undergraduate and postgraduate leadership students, while leadership professionals will also appreciate the book’s unique liberal arts and cultural approach.
Author : Bradley A. Shaw
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Page : 172 pages
File Size : 36,2 MB
Release : 1986
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Author : Miguel Angel Asturias
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Page : 712 pages
File Size : 43,70 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Central America
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Describes life in the banana plantations of the United Fruit Company in Guatemala and is the outcome of the plot started in Banana Republic trilogy.
Author : Verity Smith
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 704 pages
File Size : 31,56 MB
Release : 2014-01-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 113596033X
The Concise Encyclopedia includes: all entries on topics and countries, cited by many reviewers as being among the best entries in the book; entries on the 50 leading writers in Latin America from colonial times to the present; and detailed articles on some 50 important works in this literature-those who read and studied in the English-speaking world.