Study of union movements – particularly oil workers syndicates – in Venezuela to 1950. Argues that the Communist Party was the dominant force in the labor movement in its early decades. Based largely on oral histories and union publications, presents a somewhat simplistic vision of Gen. Juan Vicente Gómez as a tool of the oil companies –Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Regional Economic Outlook, April 2012 Growth in much of Latin America remains solid, although it slowed during the second half of 2011 as result of the combined effects of policy tightening and global uncertainties. Under our baseline, we expect growth in Latin America and the Caribbean to moderate to about 3¾ percent in 2012, from…
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…
Donde La Biblia Se Hace Vida BibleZone in Spanish has all you need to capture Spanish-speaking childrens imagination and make Bible stories stick! Create a classroom where children encounter Gods Word and reflect on how the Bible matters in their life. BibleZone tells the complete Bible story - not just a Bible verse - and helps…
Las Nuevas Políticas De Ajuste En América Latina: Globalización Del… First in a series assessing the effects of globalization on Latin American economies. This volume examines the impact of increased integration and competition on the Mexican economy. Leading authorities examine such issues as the implementation of neoliberal policies, job security and the union movement, and volatile capital flows --Handbook of…
Yes/no Medical Spanish This book is designed specifically for students and health-care workers with very limited understanding of Spanish. The questions are designed in such a way that the book serves two purposes: as a translating tool that virtually eliminates the need for a translator in the vast majority of cases, and as…
El Sol, Símbolo De Continuidad Y Permanencia: Un Estudio… Text in Spanish The purpose of this study is to analyze the soliform figures in schematic cave paintings. The author presents research on all the global factors relevant to the study of these figures (technological, typological, stylistic, semiotic, astronomical, anthropological and landscape) and their relationship with the whole of schematic…
