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Desde Cataluna a Estados Unidos. La vida cruzada de dos familias catalanas que apoyaron la segregacion de los Estados del Sur en favor de los cubanos exiliados que la impulsaron.
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Este libro propone por primera vez un estudio integral de la actividad musical en el contexto religioso de La Habana, desde 1853, año en que se aplican en el territorio cubano los acuerdos del concordato de 1851 entre la reina Isabel II y el Vaticano, hasta el final del proceso de independencia colonial en 1898. Desde un enfoque global e interdisciplinar se tratan aspectos de especial envergadura y repercusión en el desarrollo de la vida musical religiosa habanera. Entender la música sacra, interconectada con las cuestiones socioculturales, económicas y políticas del momento, y el análisis de fuentes musicales, contribuye a establecer los vínculos existentes entre espacios, individuos...
Examining 36 democracies from 1945 to 2010, this text arrives at conclusions about what type of democracy works best. It demonstrates that consensual systems stimulate economic growth, control inflation and unemployment, and limit budget deficits.
This work looks at the surge of Bretons who left their homes in Western France in the latter half of the 19th century to live and work in Paris. Portrayed as backward, ignorant peasants they found no welcome until after WWII. Moch positions her work within immigration theory, connecting migration studies to theories about state projects of assimilation and about cultures of inclusion and exclusion.
Vernacular architecture represents a great resource that has considerable potential to define principles for sustainable design and contemporary architecture. This publication is the result of an overall aim to produce a valuable tool for analysis regarding vernacular heritage through different assessments, in order to define principles to consider for sustainable development. This was possible through a comprehensive reflection on the principles established and the strategies to recognise in different world contexts. The present publication was the result of an in-depth approach by 46 authors from 12 countries, concerned with the analysis and critical assessment of vernacular heritage and i...