Taking Sides: World Politics, 14/e presents current controversial issues in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills. Each issue is thoughtfully framed with an issue summary, an issue introduction, and a postscript. An instructor's manual with testing material is available for each volume. ...
For courses in Introduction to American Indians in departments of Native American Studies/American Indian Studies, Anthropology, American Studies, Sociology, History, Women's Studies. This unique reader presents a broad approach to the study of American Indians through the voices and viewpoints of the Native Peoples themselves. Multi-disciplinary ...
This historical novel shifts between the 1970s and the 16th-century days of explorer Vasco da Gama to tell a story of the rise, and the final fall, of Portuguese colonialism. A New York Times Notable Book for 2002.
Formerly edited by Drs. Droegemueller, Stenchever, Mishell & Herbst - this trusted and tested reference provides complete, timely, and easy access to vital information on the medical and surgical issues affecting today's daily gynecology practice. Featuring the fresh perspectives of four new editors, along with new contributors, the text offers ...
The razor-thin line between reality and madness is transgressed in this Faulknerian masterpiece, Antunes's first novel to appear in English in five years.
Rui S., a political historian, is unable to accept the circumstances of his life: his mother's death from cancer, his estrangement from his family, his rejection by his first wife and children, his political vacillations and his ambigious feelings for his second wife.
Summarizing the vast literature on culture and caring in a jargon-free fashion, sociologist Martha O. Loustaunau and anthropologist Elisa J. Sobo introduce readers to the practice of culturally-sensitive health care. With various examples, they describe the special approaches that sociologists and anthropologists take to health, and demonstrate ...
This indictment of the regime of the fascist dictator Salazar in Portugal is presented in a series of memories of life on a once-thriving farm, from the points of view of the various characters associated with it, including a housekeeper, the farmer's upscale wife, the corrupt and senile Senhor himself, and his son, who is building a boat as a ...
On the tenth anniversary of the return of their battalion from Mozambique, five men attempt to rekindle the fraternal bond that helped them survive the colonial war that was Portugal's Vietnam. In turn, they tell the stories of their lives before, during, and after the revolution that overthrew the long-lived Salazar dictatorship.
With cinematic drama, Portuguese writer Antonio Lobo Antunes chronicles a once-wealthy family as the socialist revolution closes in. Accused of "economic sabotage," they must escape. The narrative begins its intense and winding journey with Diogo, the patriarch, who lies dying, and then branches out into a multitude of voices. He remembers his ...
Havana, the legendary capital of Cuba, bears the traces of every stage of the island's rich history, from its indigenous traditions to the introduction of European culture in the late fifteenth century to the development of the unique amalgam of these influences that is unmistakably Cuban. In this exquisite volume, author Maria Luisa Lobo Montalvo ...
Antunes' sole ambition from the age of seven was to be a writer. In his memoir, written over 30 years in chronicle form, he reflects on the fractured paradise of his childhood--the world of prim, hypocritical, class-riven Lisbon in mid-century.
Winner of the 1995 Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz Prize, ASSAULT ON PARADISE vividly depicts how the conquistadores and the Church invaded Central America, impoverishing one world to enrich another. A compelling novel of fast-paced, bawdy, swashbuckling adventure in Central America of the early 1700s by acclaimed Costa Rican novelist Tatiana Lobo.
"In the present-day context of growing economic fundamentalism triggered by the process of globalisation and rising religious fundamentalism needed to redefine changing identities, the micro as well as macro level politics has emerged as a complex arena of analysis. This book deals with such a problematique by examining the position of the ...
For anyone who treats postmenopausal women, this latest edition of Rogerio Lobo's classic work combines the best from two well-known references such as: "Menopause", and the second edition of "Treatment of the Postmenopausal Woman". By adding significant discussions of the basic science behind menopause, it is possible to objectively assess the ...
RuthAnn Lobo was a college basketball player who taught her three children that anything was possible if they put their minds to it. RuthAnn's daughter, Rebecca, went on to become captain of the UConn women's basketball team, winning the national title in 1995. Rebecca was also named female athlete of the year by a number of organizations and was ...
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