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Mitologías
By Manuel Vicent. 1999
Héroes, mitos, leyendas literarias... Con gran fuerza expresiva y desde una mirada cáustica, Manuel Vicent demuestra de nuevo su maestría…
a la hora de realizar retratos literarios. El lector que se aventure en esta galería de retratos, Mitologías de Manuel Vicent, se hallará ante una serie de personajes excepcionales, magnéticos, pero de carne y hueso. En este recorrido alternativo por la historia de la creación literaria y artística, Manuel Vicent pasa del glamour de Andy Warhol a la desdicha de Cézanne o Billie Holliday. Artistas malditos, autodestructivos y abocados a un final trágico como Modigliani o Montgomery Clift contrastan con los que, como Billy Wilder o Sinatra, supieron controlar su destino y alcanzar la felicidad. La honestidad y el compromiso de personajes como Yves Montand o Zenobia Camprubí chocan con la doblez de personajes como el falsificador Van Meegeren o el espía doble Anthony Blunt...Medianoche en México: El descenso de un periodista a las tinieblas de un país en guerra
By Alfredo Corchado. 2013
Un periodista sigue la pista de diversos cárteles de la droga en México, hasta que su propia vida es puesta…
en predicamento. Es medianoche en México, 2007. Alfredo Corchado recibe una llamada telefónica de su fuente principal para informarle que hay un plan para asesinarlo por parte de un poderoso capo. Pronto averigua que lo quieren matar porque uno de sus artículos en el Dallas Morning News afectó los sobornos que los narcotraficantes entregan a policías, militares y funcionarios del gobierno mexicano. Así comienza el viaje en espiral de un hombre que busca descifrar la compleja situación del país mientras lucha por salvar su vida. A pesar de recorrer un camino de múltiples encrucijadas, desigualdad y violencia extrema, Corchado, "infectado con la enfermedad incurable del periodismo", no se resigna a abandonar la esperanza en tiempos turbulentos. Ahora, el líder del brutal cártel que lo perseguía, el Z-40, está detenido, pero la historia no haterminado de escribirse. "Este libro habla sobre las sangrientas fronteras que dividen los dos países de Alfredo Corchado -México y Estados Unidos- y que han regido su propia vida. Con el telón de fondo de la terrible y violenta guerra contra las drogas que ha convertido a México en una tierra de sepulcros, Corchado comparte su propia historia y la de su familia de manera conmovedora, honesta y aguda." -JON LEE ANDERSON, autor de Che Guevara, una vida revolucionaria "Un sutil y conmovedor testimonio que servirá a cualquiera que desee entender a México desde sus profundidades y cómo es afectado -legal e ilegalmente- por Estados Unidos." -JOHN WOMACK JR., autor de Rebelión en Chiapas "Alfredo Corchado es el tipo de reportero y escritor que nos hace recuperar la fe en el periodismo." -TRACY KIDDER, Premio Pulitzer, autor de La fuerza de lo que quedaIrish Literature in Transition, 1830–1880: Volume 3 (Irish Literature in Transition)
By Matthew Campbell. 2020
Ireland's experience in the nineteenth century was quite different from that of Victorian Britain. Its fictions were written in differing…
forms – like the gothic or historical novel – and its poetry and drama were populated with ballad and song. Its writers were by turns nationalist or unionist, anglophile or de-anglicising. If the effects of Famine and emigration were catastrophic for mid-nineteenth-century Irish culture, they initiated a literary story that spread across the diaspora. Despite the decline of spoken Irish, literature continued to be published, while scholarly endeavours such as translation or the Ordnance Survey preserved much from the Gaelic past. This rich volume examines the many forms of new writing that thrived throughout this period. Utilizing a thematic and historical approach, it addresses a broad anglophone readership in Victorian literature. Essays consider the Irish authors in America and India, women's writing, and the resilience of Irish literature before the revival.This book is a major re-appraisal of the Commedia as originally envisaged by Dante: as a work of ethics. Privileging…
the ethical, Corbett increases our appreciation of Dante's eschatological innovations and literary genius. Drawing upon a wider range of moral contexts than in previous studies, this book presents an overarching account of the complex ordering and political programme of Dante's afterlife. Balancing close readings with a lucid overview of Dante's Commedia as an ethical and political manifesto, Corbett cogently approaches the poem through its moral structure. The book provides detailed interpretations of three particularly significant sins - pride, sloth, and avarice - and the three terraces of Purgatory devoted to them. While scholars register Dante's explicit confession of pride, the volume uncovers Dante's implicit confession of sloth and prodigality (the opposing subvice of avarice) through Statius, his moral cypher.The Beats: A Literary History (Cambridge Companions To Literature Ser.)
By Steven Belletto. 2020
Kerouac. Ginsberg. Burroughs. These are the most famous names of the Beat Generation, but in fact they were only the…
front line of a much more wide-ranging literary and cultural movement. This critical history takes readers through key works by these authors, but also radiates out to discuss dozens more writers and their works, showing how they all contributed to one of the most far-reaching literary movements of the post-World War II era. Moving from the early 1940s to the late 1960s, this book explores key aesthetic and thematic innovations of the Beat writers, the pervasiveness of the Beatnik caricature, the role of the counterculture in the post-war era, the involvement of women in the Beat project, and the changing face of Beat political engagement during the Vietnam War era.Chiapas
By Carlos Montemayor. 1997
Chiapas. La rebelión indígena es una revisión extraordinaria de Carlos Montemayor en torno a la guerrilla, los movimientos sociales, el…
ejército, la forma en que el gobierno ha enfrentado a la movilización y la cosmovisión de los pueblos indígenas en Chiapas. Este libro está dedicado al estudio del origen, desarrollo, consolidación y aparición pública del movimiento guerrillero zapatista en el estado de Chiapas, estudiando sus vínculos con otros grupos armados y la singularidad que lo caracteriza: a diferencia de otros movimientos armados en las décadas de los setentas y ochentas, el Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional se conforma principalmente por movimientos indígenas radicalizados ante la pobreza del Estado y la falta de oportunidades para la población. El autor estudia documentos de fuentes oficiales, así como periodísticos y de otras fuentes. Examina el desarrollo del conflicto desde enero de 1994 hasta 1998, tanto las acciones del Gobierno Federal, y de los zapatistas, así como de la Sociedad Civil. Esta edición cuenta con nuevos apéndices y reajustes, por lo que supera y actualiza la primera edición.Empresarios oprimidos
By Gabriel Zaid. 1995
Hacen falta empresarios creadores de empresarios. Que separen sus operaciones separables. Que favorezcan el desarrollo, no a la absorción o…
estrangulación, de proveedores y contratistas. Que vendan todo lo que hace falta para la producción de buena calidad en pequeña escala. En la crisis actual los empresarios se encuentran ante una oportunidad extraordinaria para multiplicarse y mostrar lo que realmente pueden hacer por la sociedad. "Un puesto de tacos le conviene más al país que un puesto burocrático, pero los altos funcionarios suponen que sus propios empleos son el modelo al que aspira la humanidad. Sus buenas intenciones perpetúan la pobreza. Muchos anhelos de justicia han pintado a los pobres como asalariados oprimidos por empresarios desalmados. Son más bien empresarios oprimidos por asalariados bien intencionados que no saben verlos ni apoyarlos como empresarios. Desafiando las ideas empleocéntricas convencionales, Zaid ve la solución en los pobres como empresarios." Enrique Krauze "De los ensayistas mexicanos que escriben sobre el desarrollo, Gabriel Zaid tiene el ojo más certero y el punto de vista más fresco. Ecléctico y pragmático, descarta la ideología para concentrarse en las ideas que funcionen y ofrezcan una esperanza razonable de mejoría social o económica." Martin S. Staab, The dissenting voice: The new essay of Spanish America, 1960-1985 Esta nueva versión de Hacen falta empresarios creadores de empresarios conserva 23 capítulos y añade 33, todos revisados.Irish Literature in Transition, 1880–1940: Volume 4 (Irish Literature in Transition)
By Marjorie Howes. 2020
The years between 1880 and 1940 were a time of unprecedented literary production and political upheaval in Ireland. It is…
the era of the 1916 Easter Rising, the Irish Revival, and a time when many major Irish writers - Yeats, Joyce, Beckett, Lady Gregory - profoundly impacted Irish and World Literature. Recent research has uncovered new archives of previously neglected texts and authors. Organized according to multiple categories, ranging from single author to genre and theme, this volume allows readers to imagine multiple ways of re-mapping this crucial period. The book incorporates different, even competing, approaches and interpretations to reflect emerging trends and current debates in contemporary scholarship. As ongoing research in the field of Irish studies discovers new materials and critical strategies for interpreting them, our sense of Irish literary history during this period is constantly shifting. This volume seeks to capture the richness and complexity of the years 1880-1940 for our current moment.Happy Birthday, Wanda June: A Play
By Kurt Vonnegut. 1971
&“Richly and often pertinently funny [with] a sure instinct for the carefully considered irrelevance . . . a great deal…
of incidental hilarity [and] inspired idiocy.&”—The New York Times Happy Birthday Wanda June was Kurt Vonnegut&’s first play, which premiered in New York in 1970 and was then adapted into a film in 1971. It is a darkly humorous and searing examination of the excesses of capitalism, patriotism, toxic masculinity, and American culture in the post-Vietnam War era. Featuring behind-the-scenes photographs from the original stage production, this play captures Vonnegut&’s brilliantly distinct perspective unlike we have ever seen it before. &“A great artist.&”—The Cincinnati EnquirerThis volume explores the history of Irish writing between the Second World War (or the 'Emergency') in 1939 and the…
re-emergence of violence in Northern Ireland in the 1970s. It situates modern Irish writing within the contexts of cultural transition and transnational connection, often challenging pre-existing perceptions of Irish literature in this period as stagnant and mundane. While taking into account the grip of Irish censorship and cultural nationalism during the mid-twentieth century, these essays identify an Irish literary culture stimulated by international political horizons and fully responsive to changes in publishing, readership, and education. The book combines valuable cultural surveys with focussed discussions of key literary moments, and of individual authors such as Seán O'Faoláin, Samuel Beckett, Edna O'Brien, and John McGahern.Promiscuity in Western Literature (Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory)
By Peter Stoneley. 2020
Poet and novelist Charles Bukowski described promiscuity as "feast and feast and feast." The promiscuous person is having fun, getting…
away with it, and showing no signs of stopping. More often, though, promiscuity has been seen as demonic, as the sign of an uncivilised race, or as a symptom of mental disorder. Promiscuity in Western Literature capitalises on the fact that literature gives us deep and varied resources for reflecting on this controversial aspect of human behaviour. Drawing on authors from Homer to Margaret Atwood, it explores recurrent ideas and scenarios: Why does the literature of promiscuity evoke ideas of the animal? Why does it so often turn upon the image of the "excessive" woman? How and why does promiscuity feature in comic writing? How does the emergence of the modern city change representations of promiscuity? And, in the present day, what impact have ecological concerns had on the way writers depict promiscuity?Wampeters, Foma & Granfalloons: (Opinions)
By Kurt Vonnegut. 1965
Wampeters, Foma & Granfalloons is a rare opportunity to experience Kurt Vonnegut speaking in his own voice about his own life,…
his views of the world, his writing, and the writing of others. An indignant, outrageous, witty, deeply felt collection of reviews, essays, and speeches, this is a window not only into Vonnegut&’s mind but also into his heart.&“A book filled with madness and truth and absurdity and self-revelation . . . [Vonnegut is] a great cosmic comedian and rattler of human skeletons, an idealist disguised as a pessimist.&”—St. Louis Post-DispatchIncludes the following essays, speeches, and works: &“Science Fiction&” &“Brief Encounters on the Inland Waterway&” &“Hello, Star Vega&” &“Teaching the Unteachable&” &“Yes, We Have No Nirvanas&” &“Fortitude&” &“&‘There&’s a Maniac Loose Out There&’&” &“Excelsior! We&’re Going to the Moon! Excelsior!&” &“Address to the American Physical Society&” &“Good Missiles, Good Manners, Good Night&” &“Why They Read Hesse&” &“Oversexed in Indianapolis&” &“The Mysterious Madame Blavatsky&” &“Biafra: A People Betrayed&” &“Address to Graduating Class at Bennington College, 1970&” &“Torture and Blubber&” &“Address to the National Institute of Arts and Letters, 1971&” &“Reflections on my Own Death&” &“In a Manner that Must Shame God Himself&” &“Thinking Unthinkable, Speaking Unspeakable&” &“Address at Rededication of Wheaton College Library, 1973&” &“Invite Rita Rait to America!&” &“Address to P.E.N. Conference in Stockholm, 1973&” &“A Political Disease&” &“Playboy Interview&”Aliens Among Us: Extraordinary Portraits Of Ordinary Bugs
By Daniel Kariko. 2020
With more than sixty stunning photographs of pillbugs, silverfish, moths, and other household insects, Aliens Among Us depicts a hidden…
world flourishing in our homes. Over the course of his photography career, Daniel Kariko came to realize that many of his most stunning subjects could be found in his own subdivision in Greenville, North Carolina. Determined to show the rest of us that his experience is hardly unusual, Kariko utilizes a combination of a Scanning Electron Microscope and optical Stereo Microscope to achieve a portrait-like effect for insects and arthropods. Vibrant in color and surprising in personality, these images reveal such details as the glittering eyes of a horsefly, the strong legs of a centipede, and the fetching smile of a honeybee. Each photograph comes equipped with a full-body illustration from artist Isaac Talley, and fascinating character descriptions from entomologist Tim Christensen. Deftly blurring the lines of art and science, Aliens Among Us is the perfect guidebook for anyone interested in putting a face to the creepers under the couch.The Art of Protest: A Visual History of Dissent and Resistance
By Jo Rippon. 2020
Presented in collaboration with Amnesty International, this stunning collection of more than a hundred posters charts a visual journey across…
more than a century of political and social activism. From the suffragettes of the early twentieth century to the upheavals of the 1960s and 1970s to contemporary, social-media-driven demonstrations of dissent and resistance, this illustrative history features iconic art from the archives of Amnesty International, work by world-renowned artists, and spontaneous posters from short-lived print collectives and activists on the ground.The Art of Protest covers key campaigns, global and local, including the refugee and climate crises, women's empowerment, nuclear disarmament, LGBTQ activism, Black Lives Matter, and issues around war and the misuse of the world's resources. These are images that have pushed boundaries as they give voice to the marginalized and confront those who would deny people their rights to peace and equality.Rise Up! The Art of Protest
By Jo Rippon. 2020
Celebrate the right to resist!Human rights belong to every single one of us, but they are often under threat. Developed…
in collaboration with Amnesty International, Rise Up! encourages young people to engage in peaceful protest and stand up for freedom. Photographs of protest posters celebrate the ongoing fight for gender equality, civil rights, LGBTQ rights, refugee and immigrant rights, peace, and the environment.The End of the Novel of Love
By Vivian Gornick. 1999
A finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism, Vivian Gornick's The End of the Novel of Love…
explores the meaning of love and marriage as literary themes in the twentieth century.In The End of the Novel of Love, an acclaimed and provocative collection of criticism, Gornick applies the same intelligence, honesty, and insight that define her memoirs to an analysis of love and marriage as literary themes in the twentieth century. She examines the work and lives of several authors she admires—including Grace Paley, Willa Cather, Jean Rhys, George Meredith, Jane Smiley, Richard Ford, and Andre Dubus—to ultimately posit that love, sexual fulfillment, and marriage are now exhausted as the metaphorical expressions of success and happiness.Spanning the depths of common experience and the expanse of twentieth century literature, Gornick crafts an argument that is as defined by discourse as it is by the power of her language, which is gracefully poised between objective knowledge and subjective experience. In these eleven essays, she comes to see that, for most writers, like most readers, it is the drama of our angry and frightened selves in the presence of love that is our modern preoccupation. The End of the Novel of Love is a strikingly original and thought-provoking collection from a canonical critic.Rock Your Rental: Style, Design, And Marketing Tips To Boost Your Bookings
By Joanne Palmisano, Rosanne Palmisano. 2020
A fun how-to guide to help vacation rental owners create big designs on small budgets By 2020, vacation rentals are…
expected to surpass the hotel industry. But with so much competition, how do property owners stand out? In Rock Your Rental, the Palmisano sisters offer their unique design ideas to upgrade your space from sometimes-booked to a sought-after lodging destination. Full of inspiration, DIY projects, marketing tips, and gorgeous before-and-after photos, this book is essential reading for innkeepers, bed-and-breakfast owners, and hotel hosts—and especially for vacation rental owners who use sites such as Airbnb, VRBO, HomeAway, and Booking.com. A witty, go-to handbook with actionable tips, examples, and ideas, Rock Your Rental is an essential resource for property owners who want to increase their bookings, profits, and the happiness of their customers.Behavioural Science and Housing Decision Making: A Case Study Approach
By Helen Bao. 2020
This book takes a behavioural approach to examine six important housing questions: tenure decision, gentrification, place attachment, housing bubbles, housing…
wealth, and residential satisfaction. Using experimental and field data, the book demonstrates the effects of six behavioural biases and heuristics (i.e., anchoring and reference dependence, loss aversion, mental accounting, endowment effect, herd behaviours, and social comparison) on these housing decisions. The first part of the book introduces the questions and provides a behavioural science toolbox before the second part adopts a real-world case study approach. Real data sets and suggested answers are provided, and the cases come from the UK, USA, and China. Background information is given in each case to facilitate the understanding of the case data and question, as well as the discussions on the results. This book is ideal supplementary reading on a variety of courses such as housing studies, economics, real estate, research methods, and for students and academics who are interested in the application of behavioural science in housing decisions.Patterns of India: A Journey Through Colors, Textiles, and the Vibrancy of Rajasthan
By Christine Chitnis. 2020
It's the trip of a lifetime--a textile-based tour of colorful Rajasthan, India featuring more than 200 lush photographs depicting everyday…
life in one of the most vibrant regions in the world.Patterns of India is a visual experience that offers intimate insights into the diverse and richly hued Western Indian culture. Color is the thread that binds the vast country together, defining every aspect of life from religion and politics to food and dress. Organized by the five dominant colors royal blue, sandstone, marigold, ivory, and rose, this book explores how deeply color and pattern exist in a symbiotic relationship and are woven into every part of the culture. For instance, the fuchsia found in the draping fabric of a sari is matched by the vibrant chains of roses offered at temple, and the burnt orange spices in the marketplaces are reflected in the henna tattoos given to brides and wedding guests. While every color is imbued with meaning, it is often within the details of patterns that the full story comes to light. Photographer and writer Christine Chitnis spent over a decade traveling through, getting to know, and falling in love with the intricate patterns of everyday Rajasthani life. With history and culture-based essays woven throughout the more than 200 stunning photographs of architecture, markets, cuisine, art, textiles, and everyday goings-on, Patterns of India captures the beauty and essence of this unique part of the world.Transcendence
By Richard Mayhew. 2020
Transcendence is the long-awaited, career-spanning monograph of American landscape painter Richard Mayhew. For over half a century, Richard Mayhew has…
been reinventing the genre of landscape painting. His luminous work evokes not only physical vistas but also emotions, sounds, and the pure experience of color.He's known for his masterful use of color and for his unique creative process, inspired by improvisational jazz, which involves pouring paint directly onto the canvas and shaping it into lush, emotional "moodscapes."• This monograph features 70+ of his most striking works.• Includes an exclusive interview with the artist, an introduction by his gallerist Mikaela Sardo Lamarche, and an essay by Andrew Walker, director of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art• Through engaging with his work, readers are invited into deep explorations of their own inner landscapes.Transcendence is a richly rewarding celebration of an iconic artist that will make you rethink everything you know about landscape painting.Mayhew's distinctive style emerges from his roots as a jazz musician, his immersion in the Abstract Expressionist movement, his African American, Cherokee, and Shinnecock heritage, and his unique affinity for the landscapes of the American West—but his paintings transcend boundaries of location and identity.• Great for lovers of fine art, landscape painting, Abstract Expressionism, as well as those who are interested in the intersection of art, music, and emotion• A lush celebration of Richard Mayhew's work, and an ideal introductory book for new fans• Add it to the collection of books like Abstract Expressionism by Carter Ratcliff, Jeremy Lewison, Susan Davidson, and David Anfam; California Landscapes: Richard Diebenkorn / Wayne Thiebaud by John Yau; and The Art of Richard Mayhew: A Critical Analysis with Interviews by Janet Berry Hess.