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The most comprehensive guide to the bovids of the world Bovids are a diverse group of ruminant mammals that have hooves and unbranched hollow horns. Bovids of the World is the first comprehensive field guide to cover all 279 bovid species, including antelopes, gazelles, cattle, buffaloes, sheep, and goats. From the hartebeest of Africa and the takin of Asia to the muskox of North America, bovids are among the world's most spectacular animals and this stunningly illustrated and easy-to-use field guide is an ideal way to learn more about them. The guide covers all species and subspecies of bovids described to date. It features more than 300 superb full-color plates depicting every kind of bovi...
The most complete and user-friendly photographic field guide to the world’s canids This stunningly illustrated and easy-to-use field guide covers every species of the world’s canids, from the Gray Wolf of North America to the dholes of Asia, from African jackals to the South American Bush Dog. It features more than 150 superb color plates depicting every kind of canid and detailed facing-page species accounts that describe key identification features, morphology, distribution, subspeciation, habitat, and conservation status in the wild. The book also includes distribution maps and tips on where to observe each species, making Canids of the World the most comprehensive and user-friendly g...
The most comprehensive and user-friendly photographic field guide to the world’s wildcats and hyenas From the Leopard Cat of Asia, the Black-footed Cat of Africa, and the Amur Tiger of Siberia to South America’s Ocelots and North America’s Bobcats, the wildcats known as felids are among the most fascinating and spectacular of all animals. This stunningly illustrated book is the most comprehensive and user-friendly guide to the world’s felids and their often misunderstood relative, the hyenas. Covering and illustrating every species and subspecies, the guide features more than 150 superb full-color plates that incorporate more than 600 photographs and show species in similar poses for...
Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.
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Una radiografia tan completa i profunda de la societat i les forces polítiques, sindicals i culturals en un període tan renovador com la Segona República, que será imprescindible recórrer a aquest llibre per a qualsevol estudi de Castelló i comarques en el segle XX. L'autor pertany al Grup d'Estudis d'Història Local i Fonts Orals de la Universitat Jaume I que porta a terme activitats d'investigació i difusió de la Història més recent dels nostres pobles.
How music embodies and contributes to historical and contemporary nationalism What does music in Portugal and Spain reveal about the relationship between national and regional identity building? How do various actors use music to advance nationalism? How have state and international heritage regimes contributed to nationalist and regionalist projects? In this collection, contributors explore these and other essential questions from a range of interdisciplinary vantage points. The essays pay particular attention to the role played by the state in deciding what music represents Portuguese or Spanish identity. Case studies examine many aspects of the issue, including local recording networks, s...
En una Europa marcada por la crisis del liberalismo oligárgico, impulsada por los estragos de la I Guerra Mundial, la situación económica es difícil. El libro analiza el momento y las estrategias que puso en pràctica el republicanismo castellonense para mantener una imagen revolucionaria mientras ejercía el poder, y el esfuerzo por conservar el apoyo de sus bases electorales, los asalariados, principales víctimas del derrumbe económico. También se examinan los discursos y las estrategias elaboradas por las alternativas políticas y obreristas, a la izquierda del potente republicanismo local.