Asalto a Veracruz

This in-depth look at Latin American art explores the complexity of the contemporary aesthetic and cultural milieu in this vast and diverse region of the world, focusing on a critical re-reading of the Baroque in Latin America and its curious function as an important cultural metaphor. The diversity of artists represented--hailing from South America, Mexico, the Caribbean, and the United States--serves to critique and recuperate this concept of the Baroque that has become increasingly clichéd and misunderstood. With art by Ruben Ortiz Torres, Miguel Calderon, Rochelle Costi, Arturo Duclos,...

The main objective of this work was to obtain an overview of the Roman monetary circulation in Gallaecia following the road network that crossed this territory in Roman times. With a historical and economic emphasis, this volume aims to understand the process of monetization within the economy of the Galicians and Asturians and the ways in which the phenomenon occurs. Of particular importance is the fact that these people were never minting currency so the monetization process was not provoked by civic institutions but through contact with people and goods coming from outside the territory....

La educación artística ¿es una parte indispensable del currículum o sólo un complemento? Los recientes debates sobre el lugar que ocupan las artes en la vida cotidiana han vuelto a centrar la atención sobre la educación artística en las escuelas. En Una historia de la educación del arte, Arthur Efland sitúa los debates y preocupaciones actuales en una documentada perspectiva histórica. “La forma en que se enseñan las artes visuales en la actualidad”, dice Efland, “ha venido condicionada por las creencias y los valores relacionados con el arte de aquellos que promovieron su...

In this intermediate-level reader; twelve thematically oriented units introduce students to the literary and artistic contributions of the Hispanic world. The literary selections include most major genres and are complemented by full color illustrations of significant artistic movements. Literatura y arte can be readily used on its own or in conjunction with one or both of the other coordinated Intermediate Spanish volumes.