Author: H. LicanoPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781516918119
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
poetry, Aztec Navajo wisdom, couplets, Indigenous.
Under the Otero Moon
Author: H. LicanoPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781516918119
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
poetry, Aztec Navajo wisdom, couplets, Indigenous.
Proceedings, American Philosophical Society (vol. 119, No. 2, 1975)
Author: Publisher: American Philosophical Society
ISBN: 9781422371046
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Herencia
Author: Nicolás KanellosPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195138244
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description
A major anthology of Hispanic writing in the U.S., ranging from the early Spanish explorers to the present day.
The Oxford Guide to Literature in English Translation
Author: Peter FrancePublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0198183593
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 680
Book Description
"The Guide offers both an essential reference work for students of English and comparative literature and a stimulating overview of literary translation in English."--BOOK JACKET.
Food for the Few
Author: Gerardo OteroPublisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292752830
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Recent decades have seen tremendous changes in Latin America's agricultural sector, resulting from a broad program of liberalization instigated under pressure from the United States, the IMF, and the World Bank. Tariffs have been lifted, agricultural markets have been opened and privatized, land reform policies have been restricted or eliminated, and the perspective has shifted radically toward exportation rather than toward the goal of feeding local citizens. Examining the impact of these transformations, the contributors to Food for the Few: Neoliberal Globalism and Biotechnology in Latin America paint a somber portrait, describing local peasant farmers who have been made responsible for protecting impossibly vast areas of biodiversity, or are forced to specialize in one genetically modified crop, or who become low-wage workers within a capitalized farm complex. Using dozens of examples such as these, the deleterious consequences are surveyed from the perspectives of experts in diverse fields, including anthropology, economics, geography, political science, and sociology. From Kathy McAfee's "Exporting Crop Biotechnology: The Myth of Molecular Miracles," to Liz Fitting's "Importing Corn, Exporting Labor: The Neoliberal Corn Regime, GMOs, and the Erosion of Mexican Biodiversity," Food for the Few balances disturbing findings with hopeful assessments of emerging grassroots alternatives. Surveying not only the Latin American conditions that led to bankruptcy for countless farmers but also the North's practices, such as the heavy subsidies implemented to protect North American farmers, these essays represent a comprehensive, keenly informed response to a pivotal global crisis.
Octopus!
Author: Katherine Harmon CouragePublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1617230146
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
“A pleasant, chatty book on a fascinating subject.” — Kirkus Reviews Octopuses have been captivating humans for as long as we have been catching them. Yet for all of our ancient fascination and modern research, we still have not been able to get a firm grasp on these enigmatic creatures. Katherine Harmon Courage dives into the mystifying underwater world of the octopus and reports on her research around the world. She reveals, for instance, that the oldest known octopus lived before the first dinosaurs; that two thirds of an octopus’s brain capacity is spread throughout its arms, meaning each literally has a mind of its own; and that it can change colors within milliseconds to camouflage itself, yet appears to be colorblind.
Federal Register
Author: Quaderni Di Semantica
Author: The Saga of Billy the Kid
Author: Walter Noble BurnsPublisher: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1632201127
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Originally published in 1926, this biography tells the rousing tale of Billy the Kid, once of the most well known outlaws in the Old West. The Saga of Billy the Kid focuses on a period of time where two dangerous gangs tore a bloody path across Lincoln, New Mexico. After being shot to death in 1881 by the intrepid Lincoln County sheriff Pat Garret, Billy the Kid became a romanticized symbol of the wildness that laced the American west. Interest in the outlaw’s wild life grew after Burn’s initial publication, setting Billy the Kid up as one of the finest examples of the loss of the Wild West. As the US grew more industrialized, the stories of saloons, train robberies, and lone cowboys became even more important, and still remain important today. In a rousing tale that is partly truth, partly fiction, read the story that started its own wild frontier in the most influential version out there.
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