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Inverted Utopias
In the twentieth century, avant-garde artists from Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean created extraordinary and highly innovative paintings, sculptures, assemblages, mixed-media works, and installations. This innovative book presents more than 250 works by some seventy of these artists (including Gego, Joaquin Torres-Garcia, Xul Solar, and Jose Clemente Orozco) and artists' groups, along with interpretive essays by leading authorities and newly translated manifestoes and other theoretical documents written by the artists. Together the images and texts showcase the astonishing artistic achievements of the Latin American avant-garde. The book focuses on two decisive periods: the return from Europe in the 1920s of Latin American avant-garde pioneers; and the expansion of avant-garde activities throughout Latin America after World War II as artists expressed their independence from developments in Europe and the United States. As the authors explain, during these periods Latin American art was fueled by the belief that artistic creations could present a form of utopia - an inversion of the original premise that drove the European avant-garde - and serve as a model for
Contemporary Spain
Contemporary Spain provides an accessible introduction to the politics, economy, institutions media and cinema of contemporary Spain. This fully revised fourth edition includes new material that makes this the most comprehensive, accurate and up-to-date account of the situation in Spain at this juncture Key features include: accessible and authoritative background information ideal for the non-specialist language student each chapter contains a Spanish/English glossary giving guidance on the use of specialist terms in context along with further reading ideal starting point for more in-depth study. New to this edition: coverage brought up-to-date to include the current economic crisis, relate...
Recent Advances in Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Among the non-communicable diseases, cardiovascular disorders are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in both the developed and the developing countries. The spectrum of risk factors is wide and their understanding is imperative to prevent the first and recurrent episodes of myocardial infarction, stroke or peripheral vascular disease which may prove fatal or disabling. This book has tried to present an update on risk factors incorporating new research which has thrown more light on the existing knowledge. It has also tried to highlight regional diversity addressing such issues. It will hopefully be resourceful to the cardiologists, general practitioners, family physicians, researchers, graduate students committed to cardiovascular risk prevention.
Women in Contemporary Spain
This volume gives access to debates in Spanish women's studies.
Contemporary Spain
Revised and expanded, this new edition is packed with essential information on the politics, economy and institutions of contemporary Spain.
Otherness and National Identity in 19th-Century Spanish Literature
Which were the mechanisms by which certain groups were positioned at the margins of national narratives during the nineteenth century, either via their exclusion from these narratives of through their incorporation into them as ‘others’? By engaging with shifting ideas of exclusion and difference, the authors in this book reflect upon the paradoxical centrality of the subaltern at a time when literature was deployed as a tool for nation building. The lasting presence of the Jewish and Moorish legacy, the portrayal of gypsy characters, or the changing notions of femininity in public discourse exemplify the ways in which images of marginal ‘types’ played a central role in the configura...
Working Women, 1800-2017
This book examines how, over the past 300 years or so, women have adapted their work methods, means of subsistence and daily routine to fulfil their dual role as carers and breadwinners. From the industrial revolution, which ended agrarian-based subsistence and meant an exodus towards the cities for many families, to the digital revolution, which redefined the work environment, working hours and even in some cases biological functions, women have succeeded in meeting the challenge of changing work practices, social expectations and economic and family needs. Although women’s work, both past and present, is a much-researched area, this volume sheds new light on the subject by combining the approach of historians, sociologists, and language and culture specialists, and applying it to different countries. Drawing upon original fieldwork and little-known archives, the book will be of interest not only to an academic audience, but to anyone wanting to know more about gender, family, and labour issues across Europe between the 19th and 21st centuries.
La psychologie au quotidien 4
Voici le volume 4 d'une série de conférences données à l’École de psychologie de l’Université Laval afin de fournir un éclairage sur des questions importantes en psychologie.
La psychologie au quotidien - Édition complète
Le but de cette édition complète de La psychologie au quotidien est de fournir un éclairage sur des questions importantes de la psychologie contemporaine. L’ouvrage contient trente-cinq chapitres qui constituent une introduction à la psychologie scientifique et montre son utilité dans la vie de tous les jours. Le lecteur y trouvera notamment des parties consacrées à la santé et au bien-être, au développement de la personne, au vieillissement et aux troubles psychologiques, ainsi que des parties portant sur des problèmes liés au sommeil ou aux rêves, sur des thèmes ayant une portée sociale évidente et, enfin, sur différentes expressions de la psychologie cognitive. Ce livre est le fruit de la collaboration de plus d’une trentaine de professeurs ou de professeurs retraités de l’École de psychologie de l’Université Laval et de certains de leurs collaborateurs. Le lecteur est donc assuré d’être guidé par des personnes compétentes et expérimentées. Les auteurs verseront à Centraide les redevances découlant de la vente du livre.
