Catalog of the 1996 invitational organized by the Museo de Arte Moderno in Mexico City, featuring 71 self-portraits created for the event by the invited artists. Enrico Franco Calvo introduces the works, which are all reproduced in color –Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Adiós, Shanghai In the midst of World War II, the open city of Shanghai was one of the few places in the world where Jews trying to escape Nazi Germany could find refuge. Elisabeth and Theodore Weissberg, world-famous musicians, Hilde Braun, a promising actress, rabbi Leo Levin and his wife Esther, pickpocket…
Contrabandistas, Marimberos Y Mafiosos Benchmark contribution to historical political economy of organized crime in Colombia focuses on three variables: sociopolitical and cultural contexts, illicit and legal markets, and organizations linked to organized crime groups and their structure and behavior. Vital reading for understanding modern Colombia --Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Receptions Of Antiquity This volume presents a series of papers which cover the general theme of the reception of antiquity, a topic which has in recent years become a discipline in itself, or what some might call a cross-discipline. Indeed the Nachleben of the (culture of) classical antiquity, and of antiquity as a…
Memoria De Museo Nacional Correspondiente Al Año 1894 Excerpt from Memoria de Museo Nacional Correspondiente al Año 1894: Presentada al Señor Ministro de Justicia, Culto e Instrucción Pública Tengo el honor de remitir mi informe re1ativo al Museo Nacional, correspondiente al año próximo pasado. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.…
Spa Biblioteca Peruana This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references,…
Spa Amante Prestado This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references,…
