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Magicians, necromancers and astrologers are assiduous characters in the European golden age theatre. This book deals with dramatic characters who act as physiognomists or palm readers in the fictional world and analyses the fictionalisation of physiognomic lore as a practice of divination in early modern Romance theatre from Pietro Aretino and Giordano Bruno to Lope de Vega, Calderón de la Barca and Thomas Corneille.
This comprehensive volume features exciting and cultrually diverse serigraphs, offset lithographs, and mixed media prints from the Bradywine Workshop
Originally published in Spanish and edited by Cuban historian Daisy Rubiera Castillo and playwright and theater critic Inés María Martiatu Terry, this ground-breaking edited collection is the first work of its kind. It places the experiences of black and mulata women at the center of Cuban history. Including essays from a mix of well-known and newly published Cuban authors, the volume examines the lives of Afrocubanas from the late nineteenth century to the present. The volume’s contributors collect and interrogate the voices of black Cuban women and the political, cultural, social, and ideological contributions they have made to the history of their nation. One of the unique qualities o...
Doing Business in 2005: Obstacles to Growth is the second in a series of annual reports investigating the scope and manner of regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. New quantitative indicators on business regulations and their enforcement can be compared across more than 130 countries, and over time. The indicators are used to analyze economic outcomes and identify what reforms have worked, where and why. Topics in Doing Business in 2005 include: Licensing and Inspections: Having registered a business, now what? In most countries, firms face a myriad of sector specific licenses as well as inspections to enforce compliance. The Doing Business database construc...
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O II Congresso Internacional em Direito Constitucional e Filosofia Política foi promovido pelos Programas de Pós-Graduação em Direito da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) e da Faculdade Dom Helder Câmara, em novembro de 2015. Sumário Os heurísticos como desvios lógicos e cognitivos na aplicação do direito José Eduardo Schuh O desa o da hermenêutica constitucional em países de modernidade tardia como terra brasilis Christopher Abreu Ravagnani Bruno Humberto Neves Preconceitos a suspender ou herança sem testamento? Considerações acerca da crítica hermenêutica do direito de Lênio Streck Ricardo Martins Spindola Diniz Julia Tavares Borges A integridade política e o ...