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The Pakistan Army is a uniquely powerful and influential institution, with vast landholdings and resources. It has deep roots in the colonial armed forces and relies heavily on certain regions to supply its soldiers, especially parts of rural Punjab, where men have served in the army for generations... थप

Using the works of Dante as its critical focus, María Rosa Menocal's original and imaginative study examines questions of truth, ideology, and reality in poetry as they occur in a series of texts and in the relationship between those texts across time. In each case, Menocal raises theoretical issues... थप

Arabic culture was a central and shaping phenomenon in medieval Europe, yet its influence on medieval literature has been ignored or marginalized for the last two centuries. In this ground-breaking book, now returned to print with a new afterword by the author, María Rosa Menocal argues that major m... थप

Community, solidarity and multilingualism in a transnational social movement presents a critical sociolinguistic ethnography of the Emmaus movement that analyses linguistic and discursive practices in two local communities in order to provide insight into solidarity discourses and transnational comm... थप

In this engaging and learned volume, Menocal (Spanish and Portuguese, Yale U.) recounts the remarkable, multi-cultural history of medieval Spain, when Muslims ruled much of the country and elevated standards of art and learning. The narrative is suitable for the general reader. Annotation (c)2003 Bo... थप

A feminist pioneer, writer, and patron of the arts and literature in Buenos Aires, Victoria Ocampo (1890–1979) was a larger-than-life personality of legendary vitality. A key protagonist in Argentina’s rise to world-class status in the arts and sciences, Ocampo leveraged her wealth and social status... थप

This book sheds new light on an amazing history, only partially known in the west: Russian cosmonautics and its spectacular record. From Laika, the cosmonaut dog, to Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, to Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, to the first spacewalk, the Soviets set many ... थप

With the Spanish conquest of Islamic Granada and the expulsion of the Jews from Spain, the year 1492 marks the exile from Europe of crucial strands of medieval culture. It also becomes a symbolic marker for the expulsion of a diversity in language and grammar that was disturbing to the Renaissance ... थप

Of all the thinkers of the century of genius that inaugurated modern philosophy, none lived an intellectual life more rich and varied than Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716). Trained as a jurist and employed as a counsellor, librarian, and historian, he made famous contributions to logic, mathem... थप

Financial disclosure systems are a vital component of transparency. By now 161 countries around the world have introduced financial disclosure systems, becoming commonplace around the world. But, although the rules are on the books, many practitioners are still struggling with the intricacies of the... थप

This edited volume presents a systematic analysis of conceptual, methodological and applied aspects related to the validation of educational tests used in Latin American countries. Inspired by international standards on educational measurement and evaluation, this book illustrates efforts that have ... थप

This book presents some of the leading technical, professional, and political challenges associated with the development and implementation of teacher evaluation systems, along with characterizing some of these systems in different countries around the world. The book promotes a broader comprehensio... थप

This book presents case studies to analyse the relationship between sustainability – environmental, social, institutional and economic – and digital innovation.  The respective contributions offer a contextualisation of the main present and future trends concerning these two elements, and present an... थप

It's amazing how 100 key words and phrases provide instant communication! Do you want to speak simple Tagalog but are too busy to study it? Are you visiting the Philippines for a short time and want a Tagalog phrase book to help you communicate? If so, this is the book for you—it's the quickest and... थप

The Literature of Al-Andalus is an exploration of the culture of Iberia, present-day Spain and Portugal, during the period when it was an Islamic, mostly Arabic-speaking territory, from the eighth to the thirteenth century, and in the centuries following the Christian conquest when Arabic continued ... थप

Named a Book of the Year by the Times Literary Supplement, this lavishly illustrated work explores the vibrant interaction among different and sometimes opposing cultures, and how their contacts with one another transformed them all. It chronicles the tumultuous history of Castile in the wake of th... थप

Maria Rose's novel "Bram Stoker's Mummy" is an adaptation of Stoker's mummified novel "The Jewel of the Seven Stars". Bromstocker's Mummy begins with "Margaret Triloni had never visited Egypt, but a week before her twenty - third birthday, she began to dream about ancient Egypt". Who is following ... थप

Comienza la década del setenta y Frik pasa sus últimos meses deestudiante secundaria. Poco antes, alguien la bautizaría con ese curiososobrenombre que iba a tener un éxito casi unánime entre sus compañerasde curso y los chicos del colegio de curas con quienes forman un grupode teatro. Son años convu... थप

A partir de una minuciosa investigación histórica de Roberto L. Elissalde, María Rosa Lojo ha abrevado en fuentes y documentos, y en la tradición oral de las casas y las familias, y ha creado, con su deslumbrante talento literario, una galería de personajes ambiguos, complejos, inolvidables en sus a... थप

Leer estos microrrelatos implica introducirse en un mundo cautivante,por momentos surrealista, mágico; en un universo literario onírico. Lostemas son diversos, lo femenino está muy presente, al igual que el amor,los sueños, las transformaciones. Trabajados casi con la elaboración delos antiguos haik... थप

Nueva edición ampliada con dos nuevos cuentos: La historia de Perón y Evita, y la del matrimonio de un Inglés y una hija de la Pampa. Si la experiencia del amor es, en principio, un patrimonio compartido por todos los seres humanos, en estos amores insólitos de nuestra historia se exacerban las... थप

Sobrina preferida de Rosas, hija de Agustina y hermana de LucioMansilla, y esposa de Manuel Rafael García, Eduarda Mansilla de Garcíaquiere existir por mérito propio. Aspira a trascender tanto losparentescos prestigiosos como los roles permitidos al «segundo sexo»:ícono de la belleza y de la materni... थप

Esta novela histórica retrata un momento cultural determinante en la Argentina, la década de los veinte, y la gesta de un grupo de mujeres independientes (Victoria Ocampo, María Rosa Oliver) que no solo deben propiciarse un destino, sino batallar diariamente para que aquello que acaban de conqui... थप

Durante el invierno londinense de 1874, la joven Elizabeth Armstrongrecibe la primera carta de Rosalind desde Finisterre, el cabo del findel mundo, en la Galicia española. La joven Elizabeth Armstrong, única hija de un hombre de negocios, viudoy adinerado, recibe la primera carta de Rosalind, que ... थप

Una figura inolvidable del siglo XIX argentino, la de Lucio Mansilla(escritor, militar, político, gourmet y dandy, entre otras yerbas)vuelve gracias a la hechicería verbal de María Rosa Lojo, sobre lospasos de su famosa "excursión a los indios ranqueles". Novela original, urde en la ciudad postmod... थप