The principle that all people make history continues to drive the Fourth Edition of our well-loved text, one that continues to consider the different cultures within the state as well as the unique heritage shared by all Texans. Unlike other surveys of the Lone Star State, "The History of Texas" goes beyond accounts of well-known figures to ...
One of the most celebrated scholars of Mesoamerican literature assembled this collection of literary examples from the region, reaching back to the earliest extant materials and concluding with contemporary sources. Aztec poetry, Mayan spiritual writing, and many accounts of the horrors of conquest from the perspective of the Indians, sketch a ...
The 3rd edition of this ground-breaking publication, the first survey of Tejanos, has been completely updated to present a concise political, cultural, and social history of Mexican Americans in Texas from the Spanish colonial era to the present day, a time when people of Mexican descent are poised to become the demographic majority in the Lone ...
The author succinctly places Elvis's life within the larger shifts that redefined the cultural landscape during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, discovering in the mounting ironies of Elvis's waning success the seeds of mythology about the King that still exist.
A precious collection of adored Filipino myths to delight and entrance your child - An illustrated hardback with wonderful watercolor illustrations from award-winning artist Joanne De Leon - Includes the fantastical tales 'The Prince's Bride', 'The Magic Lake', 'The Deer and the Snail', and many others - some published for the very first time - ...
Giordano Bruno (1548-1600), a defrocked Dominican monk, was convicted of heresy by the Roman Catholic Inquisition and burned at the stake in Rome. He had spent fifteen years wandering throughout Europe on the run from Counter-Reformation intelligence and eight years in prison under interrogation. The author of more than sixty works on mathematics, ...
Dazzled by the sight of the vast treasure of gold and silver being unloaded at Seville's docks in 1537, a teenage Pedro de Cieza de Leun vowed to join the Spanish effort in the New World, become an explorer, and write what would become the earliest historical account of the conquest of Peru. Available for the first time in English, this history of ...
Immigrant Heritage of America Series Series Editor: Thomas Archdeacon In this extensive and comprehensive survey, Richard Griswold del Castillo and Arnoldo de Le n explore the complex process of cultural and economic exchange between Mexican Americans, Mexican immigrants, and a racially and ethnically diverse North American society. Examining the ...
Contemporary observers often quip that the American Southwest has become 'Mexicanized', but this view ignores the history of the region as well as the social reality. Mexican people and their culture have been continuously present in the territory for the past four hundred years, and Mexican Americans were actors in United States history long ...
This publication gives a new interpretation of the emergence of celebrity. It finds that America's "culture of celebrity" remains misunderstood, particularly when critics discuss its historical roots. Focusing on the development of human-interest journalism surrounding prominent public figures, it illuminates the ways in which new forms of press ...
EL ARTE DE LA CONVERSACI+N, EL ARTE DE LA COMPOSICI+N offers intermediate and advanced students both compelling topics to discuss, and the guidance to do so effectively. Through dialogues supported by grammar explanation and practice and vocabulary building, EL ARTE... builds to a new emphasis on process writing and oral communication strategies. ...
Felix Hoffman's hunger is both physical and emotional. A Dutch diplomat with a chequered career behind him, he is now Ambassador in Prague in the late 1980s; his final posting. In Kafka's haunted city, Hoffman desperately feeds his bulimia and spends his insomniac nights studying Spinoza and revisiting the traumas of his past. A child survivor of ...
Advances in imaging are occurring at a brisk pace, and imaging techniques have great potential to act as pre-symptomatic predictors of disease as well as to chart the course of a disease. Neuroimaging has greatly advanced the understanding of brain function and its relationship to the anatomical substrate. This volume brings together ...
This is a step-by-step guide for individuals living in the U.S. without legal documentation. The book helps readers understand immigration laws, informs them of their rights and responsibilities, and surveys available resources including legal aid, advocacy groups, and hotlines.
Usted y yo crecimos creyendo que las consecuencias importaban. Hoy en dia nuestros hijos se rien de las consecuencias. Criar hijos ha cambiado. ?Como puede advertir a sus hijos acerca de las malas decisiones? ?Por que ya no le creen? La generacion actual esta dispuesta a arriesgarse a que no los descubran, no a ellos, ellos venceran las ...
"Learning to Change" provides a comprehensive overview of organizational change theories and practices developed by both European and North American change theorists. The authors compare and contrast different theories or approaches to planned change and discuss in detail the activities or steps change agents take - diagnosis, change strategy, the ...
Provides information on US activists of the 1960s and their continued activities into the 1990s. Biographies are divided into sections, covering racial democracy, peace and freedom, sexuality and gender, the environment, radical culture, and visions of alternative societies.
Nikki A. Toyama, Tracey Gee and Jeannette Yep bring together stories of Asian American women and how God has been at work in their lives. Family expectations and cultural stereotypes assume that these women can only act in certain roles. With the help of Scripture and mentors, these women have experienced God's blessing and transforming power.
This new, single-volume reference offers you today's best knowledge on successfully treating cancer pain. It covers everything from the initial evaluation of the patient with cancer pain to the final hours. Chapter after chapter, you'll find a wealth of information on the latest developments in pharmacological therapy, management of side effects ...
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