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 Baja California –Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
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…
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…
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…
Historia De La Administracion De D. Sebastian Lerdo De Tejada. Title: Historia de la administracion de D. Sebastian Lerdo de Tejada. Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals,…
Anales De La Academia De Ciencias Médicas, Físicas Y Naturales De La Habana The Actas of the academy are included in the Anales, those for 1861-68, which had appeared only in part in v. 1-5, are published in full in v. 47, 1910/11. In v. 49-50, 52- are included contributions by members of the academy hitherto unpublished, or published in other periodicals, from…
