Enciclopedia de las medicinas alternativas

Images of Latin America offers a historical and cultural overview of Hispanic America: from pre-Columbian cultures to the contemporary cultures of each country. This work-a wealth of information, to analyze in depth the processes that occurred after the arrival of the Spanish to America, and devotes special attention to the events occurred in the twentieth century, country by country.

The editors and fourteen other research linguists discuss--in English and in Spanish--the African influence on Caribbean phonology, dominant sociolinguistic attitudes in Puerto Rico, and historico-legal aspects of bilingualism in colonial Hispanic America.

Tomas Segovia y Angelina Muniz pertenecen a un grupo de escritores conocidos como los -Hispanomexicanos-. La mayoria de los estudios sobre esta generacion se han centrado en el papel que el exilio juega en los primeros anos de su produccion y han dejado de lado el papel que este juega mas alla de dicha etapa, al considerar que tras esos primeros anos la mayoria pasan a tratar temas diferentes y se olvidan del exilio. Sin embargo, a traves de un analisis de la obra poetica de Muniz y Segovia, este libro pretende demostrar que el exilio continua jugando un papel central mas alla de esa primera...

FACETAS is a brief and multi-faceted intermediate Spanish program ideal for use in one-semester courses. It incorporates relevant literary and cultural readings and integrates two kinds of video. The first is a specially-shot sitcom featured in every lesson. The second showcases three original short films by contemporary Hispanic filmmakers. FACETAS' interactive, student-friendly approach focuses on real communication in meaningful contexts, giving students a rewarding learning experience as they strengthen their language skills and develop cultural competency.