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The Road to Rocroi
Combining approaches and insights from cultural, social and military history this study traces the evolution and decline of the Spanish officer corps and general staff during the Eighty Years War in connection with contemporary trends such as modernization and aristocratization.
The Death of Artemio Cruz
Immerse yourself in the extraordinary life of Artemio Cruz, a powerful newspaper magnate and land baron, as he navigates the blurred boundaries between dreams, memories, and reality. On his deathbed, Cruz's thoughts flit among pivotal moments crafted by renowned author Carlos Fuentes, offering glimpses into a world of magical realism. Author Carlos Fuentes manipulates the ensuing kaleidoscope of images with dazzling inventiveness, layering memory upon memory, from Cruz's heroic campaigns during the Mexican Revolution, through his relentless climb from poverty to wealth, to his uneasy death. Perhaps Fuentes's masterpiece, The Death of Artemio Cruz is a haunting voyage into the soul of modern Mexico.
National Union Catalog
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
Música, raza y nación
A lo largo de las páginas de Música, raza y nación Peter Wade explora la historia de la música tropical colombiana y analiza su auge en el contexto del desarrollo de los medios electrónicos de difusión, la rápida urbanización y las luchas regionales por el poder. ¿Cómo la música tropical (porro, cumbia y vallenato) —que tiene sus raíces en las zonas negras, marginadas, del país— logró, a partir de los años cuarenta del siglo xx, volverse tan popular en un país que se enorgullecía de su herencia blanca? Por medio de numerosas entrevistas y de investigación en archivo, Wade trata de responder esta pregunta y muestra cómo la interpretación de big bands de cumbias y porro...
