Collects essays from Malcolm Gladwell, a British-born journalist and staff writer for The New Yorker, that explore a range of topics, including intelligence tests, ethnic profiling, the history of hair dye, and more.
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Lorcation When acclaimed Canadian writer Brian Dedora travelled to Spain in 2012 to explore Lorca's Granada," he experienced an unexpected transformation that set him on a path of understanding -- of the life and work of Federico Garcia Lorca, of the basic elements in common between the Spanish writer's life and…
Hispanic Essays In Honor Of Frank P. Casa This Festschrift, composed of essays written by prominent Golden Age Hispanists from the United States, Canada, Spain, and Mexico, honors one of the most important Comedia scholars in North America, Frank P. Casa. It contains representative essays on the early drama and prose of Renaissance Spain, important works on canonical…
Cross-cultural Approach To Advanced Spanish Puntos de encuentro: A Cross-Cultural Approach to Advanced Spanish is an innovative task- and content-based textbook that rethinks advanced Spanish instruction. Based on research on second language acquisition in the classroom, it combines language-as-discourse instruction with content-based learning. This text emphasizes the analysis of spoken and written texts drawn from…
La California Mexicana Collection of previously published essays on Baja California by a master of Mexican history and ethnohistory. Includes a new autobiographical introduction and an epilogue, examining Baja California from the perspective of various frontier theories. Included are essays on the Dominicans, Franciscans, and explorers. A valuable overview of the history of…
Actas Compilation of presentations from the Fourth International Congress of Comparative History. Although the case for comparative history is unclear, this mixed bag of essays has some interesting readings, mostly on the history of northern Mexico. Sections on colonial literary texts and the praxis of contemporary primary schools in northern Mexico…
La Educacion En California (education In California) How do you truly engage students in learning history? When students make personal connections to the subject, they’re much more motivated to learn. This Spanish book provides firsthand accounts of history that give personal insights into historical events and focuses on the history of California's school system. With a visually…
