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How the legacy of monarchical empires shaped Britain, France, Spain, and the United States as they became liberal entities Historians view the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries as a turning point when imperial monarchies collapsed and modern nations emerged. Treating this pivotal moment as a bridge rather than a break, The Imperial Nation offers a sweeping examination of four of these modern powers—Great Britain, France, Spain, and the United States—and asks how, after the great revolutionary cycle in Europe and America, the history of monarchical empires shaped these new nations. Josep Fradera explores this transition, paying particular attention to the relations between im...
Essays in this volume deal with the historical, linguistic, and ideological legacy of the Spanish Empire and its language in the New World.
This is the first essay collection to examine the relation between text and gender in Spain from a broad geographical, social and cultural perspective covering more than 300 years. The contributors examine women and the construction of gender thematically, dealing with the areas of politics, law, religion, sexuality, literature and economics, and in a variety of social categories, from Christians and Moriscas, queens and merchants, peasants and visionaries, heretics and madwomen. The essays cover different regions in the Spanish monarchy, including Andalusia, Aragon, Castile, Catalonia, Valencia and Spanish America, from the fifteenth century through to the eighteenth century. Women, Texts a...
Aproximación sistemática y actualizada a los problemas filosóficos que plantea el conocimiento humano, dividida en cinco grandes apartados: método, definición y posibilidades de conocimiento, justificación, base empírica del conocimiento y relación entre semántica y epistemología. El libro de J. L. Blasco y T. Grimaltos aporta una exposición clara y rigurosa de la epistemología contemporánea.
Spanish comics represent an exciting and diverse field, yet one that is often overlooked outside of Spain. Spanish Comics offers an overview on contemporary scholarship on Spanish comics, focusing on a wide range of comics dating from the Francoist dictatorship, 1939-1975; the Political Transition, 1970-1985; and Democratic Spain since the early 1980s including the emergence of the graphic novel in 2000. Touching on themes of memory, gender, regional identities, and history, the chapters in this collection demonstrate the historical and cultural significance of Spanish comics.
'Fundamentos de visión binocular' recopila los principales aspectos teóricos de este campo, ordenándolos y adaptándolos para el estudiante y el docente de ciencias de la visión. Su recorrido por las principales características motoras y sensoriales de la visión binocular lo convierte en un manual de gran utilidad tanto en optometría como en oftalmología. Álvaro M. Pons Moreno es doctor en Física y profesor titular de la Universitat de València. Su docencia se centra en la diplomatura de Óptica y Optometría de esa universidad, en especial en el área de Óptica Fisiológica y Visión Binocular. Su actividad investigadora se desarrolla también en el campo de las ciencias de la visión, con más de cuarenta trabajos publicados. Francisco M. Martínez Verdú es doctor en Física por la Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Es profesor titular en la Escuela de Óptica y Optometría de la Universitat d'Alacant. Su actividad docente e investigadora se centra en las ciencias de la visión, sobre todo en óptica visual, visión binocular, visión de color y ergonomía visual.
This book presents a critical edition of the lecture “Cuba and the Cubans” by George Kennan the Elder, with a wide-ranging introduction examining its influence on American public opinion of the Spanish-American War. A well-known journalist and travel writer, George Kennan went to Cuba in 1898 to report on the war and conditions on the island for American readers. After the war, he delivered his lecture “Cuba and the Cubans” to audiences across the United States, depicting a backwards, inferior culture unprepared for independence. Frank Jacob’s introduction offers rich context for his life, lecture, and influence, arguing that he contributed to the shift in public perception of Cuba from respected ally to wayward neighbor in need of American intervention. This critical edition illuminates the interaction between journalism, public opinion, and U.S. foreign policy at a key moment in the U.S.-Cuban relationship that still reverberates today.
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Els sabers i la pràctica mèdica han atorgat de sempre un pes excessiu a la salut i a la malaltia concebudes com a fenòmens exclusivament biològics. Els professionals de la medicina haurien d'afrontar els problemes de salut des d'una perspectiva integradora, que valore els factors somàtics, psíquics, socials i culturals característics de l'entorn immediat. Aquesta obra, mitjançant una anàlisi transcultural, intenta que els futurs professionals de la medicina coneguen també l'existència d'idees, creences, pràctiques, valors, vocabulari. relacionats amb la salut i amb la malaltia, perquè la medicina és, al cap i a la fi, una ciència eminentment social. Els autors són tots dos pr...