Charlas de Sobremesa


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Aimed at third-year students of Spanish, this book fills a need not met by other Spanish conversation textbooks. It facilitates lively and meaningful conversations via a variety of texts, including newspaper and journal articles, short stories, and passages from novels, as well as visual material and detailed guides for three films and novels. The texts have universal resonance and are designed to complement and enrich each other. A wide assortment of creative activities enhances comprehension, analysis, spontaneous discussion, and role-playing. The book includes online resources for each chapter. An online Instructor's Manual is also available.




De Sobremesa; Crónicas, Primera Parte (De 5) de Jacinto Benavente


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Explora el fascinante mundo de “De Sobremesa; crónicas, Primera Parte (de 5)” de Jacinto Benavente, una colección que captura la esencia de la vida cotidiana con una mirada aguda y reflexiva. En “De Sobremesa; crónicas, Primera Parte (de 5)”, Jacinto Benavente nos ofrece una serie de crónicas que revelan las sutilezas y complejidades de la existencia humana. Con su estilo distintivo, Benavente combina observaciones agudas y un toque de humor para pintar un retrato vívido de la sociedad de su tiempo. La narrativa nos lleva a través de una serie de relatos que exploran temas universales como el amor, la amistad, y la condición humana, todo mientras se sienta a la mesa, en la intimidad de las sobremesas. Benavente utiliza un lenguaje elegante y preciso para sumergir al lector en cada historia, creando una conexión profunda y duradera. Con su habilidad para capturar los matices de la vida cotidiana, “De Sobremesa; crónicas, Primera Parte (de 5)” establece un tono contemplativo que invita a los lectores a reflexionar sobre sus propias experiencias y relaciones. Las descripciones detalladas y los personajes bien desarrollados hacen de cada crónica una joya literaria. Desde su publicación, “De Sobremesa; crónicas, Primera Parte (de 5)” ha sido aclamada por su sensibilidad y su capacidad para capturar la esencia de la vida. Esta colección sigue siendo relevante y apreciada por su profundidad emocional y su estilo literario impecable. En conclusión, “De Sobremesa; crónicas, Primera Parte (de 5)” es más que una colección de crónicas: es una exploración íntima y profunda de la naturaleza humana que continúa resonando con los lectores. Ya seas un seguidor de Benavente o estés descubriendo su obra por primera vez, prepárate para ser cautivado por su maestría narrativa. No pierdas la oportunidad de sumergirte en las crónicas de Jacinto Benavente. Deja que “De Sobremesa; crónicas, Primera Parte (de 5)” te lleve a un viaje de introspección y descubrimiento. Consigue tu copia ahora y únete a los lectores que han encontrado en estas páginas una fuente de inspiración y reflexión.




The House of the Pain of Others


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A brilliant work of historical excavation with profound echoes in an age redolent with violence and xenophobia Early in the twentieth century, amid the myths of progress and modernity that underpinned Mexico’s ruling party, some three hundred Chinese immigrants—close to half of the Cantonese residents of the newly founded city of Torreón—were massacred over the course of three days. It is considered the largest slaughter of Chinese people in the history of the Americas, but more than a century later, the facts continue to be elusive, mistaken, and repressed. “And what do you know about the Chinese people who were killed here?” Julián Herbert asks anyone who will listen. An exorcism of persistent and discomfiting ghosts, The House of the Pain of Others attempts a reckoning with the 1911 massacre. Looping, digressive, and cinematic, Herbert blends reportage, personal reflection, essay, and academic research to portray the historical context as well as the lives of the perpetrators and victims of the “small genocide.” This brilliant historical excavation echoes profoundly in an age redolent with violence and xenophobia.




Autobiographical Writings on Mexico


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This is the definitive bibliography of autobiographical writings on Mexico. The book incorporates works by Mexicans and foreigners, with authors ranging from disinherited peasants, women, servants and revolutionaries to more famous painters, writers, singers, journalists and politicians. Primary sources of historic and artistic value, the writings listed provide multiple perspectives on Mexico's past and give clues to a national Mexican identity. This work presents 1,850 entries, including autobiographies, memoirs, collections of letters, diaries, oral autobiographies, interviews, and autobiographical novels and essays. Over 1,500 entries list works from native-born Mexicans written between 1691 and 2003. Entries include basic bibliographical data, genre, author's life dates, narrative dates, available translations into English, and annotation. The bibliography is indexed by author, title and subject, and appendices provide a chronological listing of works and a list of selected outstanding autobiographies.




Journalism, Satire, and Censorship in Mexico


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Since the 2000 elections toppled the PRI, over 150 Mexican journalists have been murdered. Failed assassinations and threats have silenced thousands more. Such high levels of violence and corruption question one of the fundamental assumptions of modern societies, that democracy and press freedom are inextricably intertwined. In this collection historians, media experts, political scientists, cartoonists, and journalists reconsider censorship, state-press relations, news coverage, and readership to retell the history of Mexico's press.




Space, Time and Language in Plutarch


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'Space and time' have been key concepts of investigation in the humanities in recent years. In the field of Classics in particular, they have led to the fresh appraisal of genres such as epic, historiography, the novel and biography, by enabling a close focus on how ancient texts invest their representations of space and time with a variety of symbolic and cultural meanings. This collection of essays by a team of international scholars seeks to make a contribution to this rich interdisciplinary field, by exploring how space and time are perceived, linguistically codified and portrayed in the biographical and philosophical work of Plutarch of Chaeronea (1st-2nd centuries CE). The volume's aim is to show how philological approaches, in conjunction with socio-cultural readings, can shed light on Plutarch's spatial terminology and clarify his conceptions of time, especially in terms of the ways in which he situates himself in his era's fascination with the past. The volume's intended readership includes Classicists, intellectual and cultural historians and scholars whose field of expertise embraces theoretical study of space and time, along with the linguistic strategies used to portray them in literary or historical texts.





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Purification in the Prophecy. the Purgatory


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The work of Dr. Argimiro Ruano on Escathology truly impacted me. And when I read his Cuadernos de Teologa Pastoral / Notebooks about Pastoral Theology, I decided to base my doctoral thesis on them, especially on the topic of Biblical Escathology, which has caught the attention and attracted the interest of readers not only of Christian readers, but of everyone who seek knowledge about the hereafter, about what takes place after death. In accordance with Robero Fernndez Valladares, Professor at the University of Puerto Rico, this work is essential to learn the theological and biblical foundation regarding Purgatory as well as Martin Luthers thoughts about this doctrine. Dr. Fernndez also states: The analysis of faith and of purification by faith is one of the best parts of the book, above all the explanation of these two principles: believing to have been justified is not to be justified and faith does not justify, but the grace that comes from faith []. This is a fundamental book for every believer as well as for pastoral leaders in our communities (El Visitante de Puerto Rico / Puerto Ricos Visitor, Oct. 19, 1991, p. 19).




Spanish for the IB MYP 4&5 (Capable-Proficient/Phases 3-4, 5-6): MYP by Concept Second Edition


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Develop your skills to become an inquiring learner; ensure you navigate the MYP framework with confidence using a concept-driven and assessment-focused approach to Spanish, presented in global contexts. - Develop conceptual understanding with key MYP concepts and related concepts at the heart of each chapter. - Learn by asking questions for a statement of inquiry in each chapter. - Prepare for every aspect of assessment using support and tasks designed by experienced educators. - Understand how to extend your learning through research projects and interdisciplinary opportunities. - Think internationally with chapters and concepts set in global contexts.




New Narratives on the Peopling of America


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"This work comprises essays from a wide range of perspectives, from scholars to poets, to create an engaging text that challenges readers on both sides to move beyond a simplistic understandings of immigration history and policy"--