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Autobiographical Writings on Mexico

Autobiographical Writings on Mexico

Autor: Richard D. Woods

Número de Páginas: 351

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.

A Critical Collection on Alejandro Morales

A Critical Collection on Alejandro Morales

Autor: Marc García-martínez , Francisco A. Lomeli

Número de Páginas: 171

Silver Medalist at the 24th International Latino Book Awards Alejandro Morales is a pioneer of Chicana and Chicano literature and the author of groundbreaking works including The Brick People, The Rag Doll Plagues, and River of Angels. His work, often experimental, was one of the first to depict harsh urban realities in the barrios—a break from much of the Chicana and Chicano fiction that had been published previously. Morales’ relentless work has grown over the decades into a veritable menagerie of cultural testimonies, fantastic counterhistories, magical realism, challenging metanarratives, and flesh-and-blood aesthetic innovation. The fourteen essays included in this compendium examine Morales’ novels and short stories. The editors also include a critical introduction; an interview between Morales, the editors, and fellow author Daniel Olivas; and a new comprehensive bibliography of Morales’ writings and works about him—books, articles, book reviews, online resources, and dissertations. A Critical Collection on Alejandro Morales: Forging an Alternative Chicano Fiction is a must-read for understanding and appreciating Morales’ work in particular and Chicana and...

Hispanic Writers

Hispanic Writers

Autor: Bryan Ryan

Número de Páginas: 580

Contains more than four hundred entries on twentieth-century Hispanic writers, all originally written or updated for this volume.

Chicano Scholars and Writers

Chicano Scholars and Writers

Autor: Julio A. Martinez

Número de Páginas: 604

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Latino Writers and Journalists

Latino Writers and Journalists

Autor: Jamie Martinez Wood

Número de Páginas: 305

Provides short biographies of Latino American writers and journalists and information on their works.

Chicano and Chicana Literature

Chicano and Chicana Literature

Autor: Charles M. Tatum

Número de Páginas: 233

The literary culture of the Spanish-speaking Southwest has its origins in a harsh frontier environment marked by episodes of intense cultural conflict, and much of the literature seeks to capture the epic experiences of conquest and settlement. The Chicano literary canon has evolved rapidly over four centuries to become one of the most dynamic, growing, and vital parts of what we know as contemporary U.S. literature. In this comprehensive examination of Chicano and Chicana literature, Charles M. Tatum brings a new and refreshing perspective to the ethnic identity of Mexican Americans. From the earliest sixteenth-century chronicles of the Spanish Period, to the poetry and narrative fiction of the second half of the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century, and then to the flowering of all literary genres in the post–Chicano Movement years, Chicano/a literature amply reflects the hopes and aspirations as well as the frustrations and disillusionments of an often marginalized population. Exploring the work of Rudolfo Anaya, Sandra Cisneros, Luis Alberto Urrea, and many more, Tatum examines the important social, historical, and cultural contexts in which the...

Register of the departament of state

Register of the departament of state

Autor: The Department Of State

Número de Páginas: 355

Register containing a list of persons employed in the department and in the diplomatic, consular and territorial service of the United States, with maps showing where the ministers and consuls are resident abroad : also a list of the diplomatic officers

Wars of the Americas

Wars of the Americas

Autor: David F. Marley

Número de Páginas: 1280

A comprehensive account of every major war and battle fought in the Americas, this revised edition of the award-winning Wars of the Americas offers up-to-date scholarship on the conflicts that have shaped a hemisphere. When it was first published in 1998, Wars of the Americas: A Chronology of Armed Conflict in the Western Hemisphere was the only major reference focused exclusively on warfare in all its forms in North, Central, and South America over the past five centuries. Now this acclaimed resource returns in a dramatically expanded new edition. For its second edition, Wars of the Americas has been doubled in size to two full volumes: the first covers all wars and major battles from the earliest Spanish conquests through the 18th-century colonial rivalries that gripped the hemisphere. The second volume covers covers the American Revolutionary War and all subsequent conflicts up to the present. In addition to exhaustive updating throughout and a deeper focus on the historical context of each conflict, the new edition includes new coverage of the present-day drug cartel wars, international terrorism, and the ever-evolving relationships between the United States and the nations of ...

Dialectical Imaginaries

Dialectical Imaginaries

Autor: Marcial Gonzalez , Carlos Gallego

Número de Páginas: 365

Dialectical Imaginaries brings together essays that analyze the effects of class conflict and capitalist ideology on contemporary works of U.S. Latino/a literature. The editors argue that recent global events have compelled contemporary scholars to reexamine traditional interpretive models that center on identity politics and an ethics of multiculturalism. The volume seeks to demonstrate that materialist methodologies have a greater critical reach than other methods, and that Latino/a literary criticism should be more attuned to interpretive approaches that draw on Marxism and other globalizing social theories. The contributors analyze a wide range of literary works in fiction, poetry, drama, and memoir by writers including Rudolfo Anaya, Gloria Anzaldúa, Daniel Borzutzky, Angie Cruz, Sergio de la Pava, Mónica de la Torre, Sergio Elizondo, Juan Felipe Herrera, Rolando Hinojosa, Quiara Alegría Hudes, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Óscar Martínez, Cherríe Moraga, Urayoán Noel, Emma Pérez, Pedro Pietri, Miguel Piñero, Ernesto Quiñónez, Ronald Ruiz, Hector Tobar, Rodrigo Toscano, Alfredo Véa, Helena María Viramontes, and others.

El pan nuestro: Una historia de la tortilla de maíz

El pan nuestro: Una historia de la tortilla de maíz

Autor: Aurora Gómez

Número de Páginas: 484

La tortilla de maíz ha sido el principal alimento de los mexicanos desde hace aproximadamente 2200 años. Esta obra aborda las permanencias y los cambios en su producción y consumo a lo largo del tiempo, así como su impacto sobre la sociedad. La tortilla de maíz se produjo con las mismas técnicas hasta finales del siglo XIX, mediante un trabajo cotidiano e intenso realizado exclusivamente por mujeres. Este libro estudia las causas del prolongado estancamiento tecnológico y la manera en la que algunos inventores, principalmente mexicanos, fueron desarrollando los molinos de nixtamal, las máquinas tortilladoras y la harina de maíz nixtamalizado que, al cabo del siguiente siglo, transformarían las tortillas y la forma de elaborarlas. La obra muestra el papel fundamental que jugaron las mujeres para alimentar a la población, los cambios profundos que tuvieron lugar en sus vidas una vez que las nuevas tecnologías fueron difundiéndose y su importante gestión para adoptarlas. Estudia también las empresas dedicadas a la producción de tortillas e insumos, así como las políticas públicas que fomentaron la industrialización y homogenización de la tortilla y la...

Revista de Historia de América

Revista de Historia de América

Autor: Silvio Zavala

Número de Páginas: 60

Includes sections "Reseñas de libros," "Revistas" and "Bibliografía de historia de América."

Concise Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature

Concise Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature

Autor: Verity Smith

Número de Páginas: 704

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.

Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature

Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature

Autor: Verity Smith

Número de Páginas: 2060

A comprehensive, encyclopedic guide to the authors, works, and topics crucial to the literature of Central and South America and the Caribbean, the Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature includes over 400 entries written by experts in the field of Latin American studies. Most entries are of 1500 words but the encyclopedia also includes survey articles of up to 10,000 words on the literature of individual countries, of the colonial period, and of ethnic minorities, including the Hispanic communities in the United States. Besides presenting and illuminating the traditional canon, the encyclopedia also stresses the contribution made by women authors and by contemporary writers. Outstanding Reference Source Outstanding Reference Book

The Cambridge Companion to Latina/o American Literature

The Cambridge Companion to Latina/o American Literature

Autor: John Morán González

Número de Páginas: 311

This Companion presents key texts, authors, themes, and contexts of Latina/o literature and highlights its increasing significance in world literature.

Voting in Old and New Democracies

Voting in Old and New Democracies

Autor: Richard Gunther , Paul A. Beck , Pedro C. Magalhães , Alejandro Moreno

Número de Páginas: 343

Voting in Old and New Democracies examines voting behavior and its determinants based on 26 surveys from 18 countries on five continents between 1992 and 2008. It systematically analyzes the impact on voting choice of factors rooted in the currently dominant approaches to the study of electoral behavior, but adds to this analysis factors introduced or reintroduced into this field by the Comparative National Elections Project (CNEP)—socio-political values, and political communication through media, personal discussion, and organizational intermediaries. It demonstrates empirically that these long-neglected factors have significant political impact in many countries that previous studies have overlooked, while "economic voting" is insignificant in most elections once long-term partisan attitudes are taken into consideration. Its examination of electoral turnout finds that the strongest predictor is participation by other family members, demonstrating the importance of intermediation. Another chapter surveys cross-national variations in patterns of intermediation, and examines the impact of general social processes (such as socioeconomic and technological modernization),...

La literatura chicana a través de sus autores

La literatura chicana a través de sus autores

Número de Páginas: 300

Cómo se conquista una identidad, un lenguaje, una cultura, desde una dualidad absoluta y presente. Cómo esa dualidad debe luchar permanentemente contra el colonialismo. A través de las entrevistas, el lector percibe la voz del pueblo chicano, que no sólo acusa, sino que precisamente dice aquello que los norteamericanos no han querido leer en ellos: su realidad como un resultado cultural.

Mexico and the United States

Mexico and the United States

Autor: Lee Stacy

Número de Páginas: 972

Examines the history and culture of Mexico and its relations with its neighbors to the north and east from the Spanish Conquest to the current presidency of Vicente Fox.

Chicano Renaissance

Chicano Renaissance

Autor: David R. Maciel , Isidro D. Ortiz , María Herrera-sobek

Número de Páginas: 367

Among the lasting legacies of the Chicano Movement is the cultural flowering that it inspired--one that has steadily grown from the 1960s to the present. It encompassed all of the arts and continues to earn acclaim both nationally and internationally. Although this Chicano artistic renaissance received extensive scholarly attention in its initial phase, the post-Movimiento years after the late 1970s have been largely overlooked. This book meets that need, demonstrating that, despite the changes that have taken place in all areas of Chicana/o arts, a commitment to community revitalization continues to underlie artistic expression. This collection examines changes across a broad range of cultural forms--art, literature, music, cinema and television, radio, and theater--with an emphasis on the last two decades. Original articles by both established and emerging scholars review such subjects as the growth of Tejano music and the rise of Selena, how films and television have affected the Chicana/o experience, the evolution of Chicana/o art over the last twenty years, and postmodern literary trends. In all of the essays, the contributors emphasize that, contrary to the popular notion...

Historical Dictionary of U.S. Latino Literature

Historical Dictionary of U.S. Latino Literature

Autor: Francisco A. Lomelí , Donaldo W. Urioste , María Joaquina Villaseñor

Número de Páginas: 519

U.S. Latino Literature is defined as Latino literature within the United States that embraces the heterogeneous inter-groupings of Latinos. For too long U.S. Latino literature has not been thought of as an integral part of the overall shared American literary landscape, but that is slowly changing. This dictionary aims to rectify some of those misconceptions by proving that Latinos do fundamentally express American issues, concerns and perspectives with a flair in linguistic cadences, familial themes, distinct world views, and cross-cultural voices. The Historical Dictionary of U.S. Latino Literature contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has cross-referenced entries on U.S. Latino/a authors, and terms relevant to the nature of U.S. Latino literature in order to illustrate and corroborate its foundational bearings within the overall American literary experience. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about this subject.

Boletín bibliográfico

Boletín bibliográfico

Autor: Universidad Nacional Mayor De San Marcos. Biblioteca

Número de Páginas: 918

Contains bio-bibliographical notices, lists of additions to the library.

Homenaxe al Profesor Xosé Lluis García Arias. Lletres Asturianes. Anexu 1 (Tomu II)

Homenaxe al Profesor Xosé Lluis García Arias. Lletres Asturianes. Anexu 1 (Tomu II)

Número de Páginas: 548
Historia de la Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología

Historia de la Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología

Autor: Alejandro Lizaur Utrilla , Fernando Anacleto López Prats

Número de Páginas: 342

Desde que el hombre fue consciente de su humanidad observó la presentación de enfermedades y accidentes, preguntándose cuál era su causa y su posible remedio. En todas las culturas antiguas pensaban que las enfermedades tenían un origen sobrenatural, al ser dolencias internas o calamidades que parecían sobrevenir de manera espontánea sin que fuera visible o aparente el agente que las había causado. De esta manera, se achacaban a un origen divino, como castigo o capricho de los dioses, o bien a enemigos que utilizaban a los demonios o espíritus malignos por medio de la magia y la brujería. Esta interpretación mágico-religiosa ha tenido una larga vigencia y, aunque en menor medida, ha convivido hasta nuestros días con la medicina científica en formatos y modalidades diversas. Consecuentemente a este tipo de pensamiento, en esas culturas primitivas se consideraba que la curación de las enfermedades sólo podía alcanzarse a través de medios sobrenaturales o divinos y, por tanto, los más capacitados para resolverlas eran los sacerdotes, magos o hechiceros, únicos con conocimientos de las fórmulas y ritos mágicos necesarios para interceder ante el dios,...

Ecological Crisis and Cultural Representation in Latin America

Ecological Crisis and Cultural Representation in Latin America

Autor: Mark Anderson , Zélia M. Bora

Número de Páginas: 363

Worldwide environmental crisis has become increasingly visible over the last few decades as the full scope of anthropogenic climate change manifests itself and large-scale natural resource extraction has expanded into formerly remote areas that seemed beyond the reach of industrialization. Scientists and popular culture alike have turned to the term "Anthropocene" to capture the global scale of environmental and even geological transformations that humans have carried out over the last two centuries. The chapters in Ecological Crisis and Cultural Representation in Latin America examine the dynamics and interplay between local cultures and the expansion of global capitalism in Latin America, emphasizing the role of art in bearing witness to and generating awareness of environmental and social crises, but also its possibilities for formulating solutions. They take particular care to draw out the ways in which local environmental crises in Latin American nations are witnessed and imagined as part of a global system, focusing on the problems of time, scale, and complexity as key terms in conceiving the dimensions of crisis. At the same time, they question the notion of the...

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