Guaman Poma de Ayala

Guaman Poma de Ayala
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Publisher : America's Society Art Gallery
Total Pages : 128
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ISBN-10 : UCSC:32106010274717
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Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis Guaman Poma de Ayala by : Felipe Guamán Poma de Ayala

Publication for an exhibition organized by the Americas Society and held at their art gallery in New York, New York, January 29 to March 29, 1992.

Medieval Iberia

Medieval Iberia
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 960
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ISBN-10 : 0415939186
ISBN-13 : 9780415939188
Rating : 4/5 (86 Downloads)

Synopsis Medieval Iberia by : E. Michael Gerli

Also providing in-depth discussions of the rich contributions of Muslim and Jewish cultures, and offering useful insights into their interactions with Catholic Spain, this comprehensive work is an invaluable tool for students, scholars, and general readers alike."--BOOK JACKET.

A Genealogy of the Wives of the American Presidents and Their First Two Generations of Descent

A Genealogy of the Wives of the American Presidents and Their First Two Generations of Descent
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 316
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ISBN-10 : 0786483679
ISBN-13 : 9780786483679
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis A Genealogy of the Wives of the American Presidents and Their First Two Generations of Descent by : Craig Hart

From Martha Washington to Laura Bush, the wife of each U.S. president has found her place in history, often setting trends and doing important work for the nation. This reference work traces the lineage of all presidents' wives, arranged alphabetically from Abigail Adams to Jane Wyman. Genealogy reveals that some of the women are connected to one another through common ancestry, sometimes even through royal blood--for example, the bloodlines of Laura Bush and Abigail Adams join at King Henry II and can then be traced to King Pepin the Short, born in 714. Several others can be traced back to King John, William the Conqueror, Charlemagne, and Lady Godiva. Clearly organized and easy to use, the work includes not only ancestors but offspring, listing children and grandchildren for each woman. Dates of birth, death, and marriage of ancestors, children and grandchildren are included where known.

Spanish Female Writers and the Freethinking Press, 1879-1926

Spanish Female Writers and the Freethinking Press, 1879-1926
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Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Total Pages : 256
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ISBN-10 : 9781442647657
ISBN-13 : 1442647655
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis Spanish Female Writers and the Freethinking Press, 1879-1926 by : Christine Arkinstall

Explores the contributions of three female free-thinkers to the development of feminist consciousness and democracy, examining their lives and works to discover their contributions to the Generation of 1898 in Spain.

An Anthology of Old Spanish

An Anthology of Old Spanish
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Publisher : Catholic University of America Press
Total Pages : 264
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ISBN-10 : 9780813231518
ISBN-13 : 0813231515
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Synopsis An Anthology of Old Spanish by : Tatiana Fotitch

In this book, Tatiana Fotitch compiles some of the most fascinating Spanish-language texts from the late-ninth or early tenth century through to the fifteenth century. The selections are specifically aimed to garner the interests of students as they begin the study of Old Spanish, and hence covers a wide variety of different types of material. The anthology includes examples of Mozarabic poetry; the twelfth century Auto de los Reyes Magos and Cantar de Mio Çid; as well as the thirteenth century Roncesvalles, which tells of how Charlemagne, after the battle, mourns his chieftains. Fotitch also includes Gonzalo de Berceo’s Milagros de Nuestra Señora and several works by Alfonso the Wise, including his Libro de las partidas. Fotitch also includes the famous poem El Libro de Buen Amor as well as the playful set of fables known as El Libro de los Gatos.

Mapping Latin America

Mapping Latin America
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 359
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ISBN-10 : 9780226921815
ISBN-13 : 0226921816
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis Mapping Latin America by : Jordana Dym

For many, a map is nothing more than a tool used to determine the location or distribution of something—a country, a city, or a natural resource. But maps reveal much more: to really read a map means to examine what it shows and what it doesn’t, and to ask who made it, why, and for whom. The contributors to this new volume ask these sorts of questions about maps of Latin America, and in doing so illuminate the ways cartography has helped to shape this region from the Rio Grande to Patagonia. In Mapping Latin America,Jordana Dym and Karl Offen bring together scholars from a wide range of disciplines to examine and interpret more than five centuries of Latin American maps.Individual chapters take on maps of every size and scale and from a wide variety of mapmakers—from the hand-drawn maps of Native Americans, to those by famed explorers such as Alexander von Humboldt, to those produced in today’s newspapers and magazines for the general public. The maps collected here, and the interpretations that accompany them, provide an excellent source to help readers better understand how Latin American countries, regions, provinces, and municipalities came to be defined, measured, organized, occupied, settled, disputed, and understood—that is, how they came to have specific meanings to specific people at specific moments in time. The first book to deal with the broad sweep of mapping activities across Latin America, this lavishly illustrated volume will be required reading for students and scholars of geography and Latin American history, and anyone interested in understanding the significance of maps in human cultures and societies.

A New History of Spanish Literature

A New History of Spanish Literature
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 576
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ISBN-10 : OXFORD:N11217420
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Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis A New History of Spanish Literature by : James Fitzmaurice-Kelly

Chronicle of King Pedro Volumes 1 - 3

Chronicle of King Pedro Volumes 1 - 3
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Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Total Pages : 1147
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ISBN-10 : 9781800345317
ISBN-13 : 1800345313
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis Chronicle of King Pedro Volumes 1 - 3 by : Peter Such

Pero López de Ayala’s Chronicle of King Pedro provides a compelling and richly informative account of the turbulent reign of the notorious but enigmatic fourteenth-century Castilian monarch who came to be known as Pedro el Cruel. It is a vitally important source for our understanding of the history of the Iberian Peninsula during this critical period in its development and of the complex social and political divisions by which the Spanish kingdoms were torn. This three-volume Chronicle gives us a gripping and wide-ranging picture of a period characterized by harsh brutality, conflict and betrayal but at the same time by the ideals of chivalry, memorably personified in figures such as the Black Prince and Bertrand du Guesclin. At its centre is the chilling portrait of King Pedro, a brilliantly constructed image of self-destructive evil. The translation is accompanied by a Spanish text taken from Germán Orduna’s groundbreaking edition and by detailed notes. The introduction explores the background to the Chronicle’s composition and sets López de Ayala’s account against a broad canvas of events in the Spanish kingdoms and beyond. It examines how the chronicler’s subtle artistry was used to create a picture of a deeply flawed monarch which has continued to exercise a profound fascination over the centuries.

Iberian Books / Libros ibéricos (IB)

Iberian Books / Libros ibéricos (IB)
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 900
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ISBN-10 : 9789004193413
ISBN-13 : 9004193413
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Synopsis Iberian Books / Libros ibéricos (IB) by : Alexander S. Wilkinson

This is the first comprehensive listing of all books published in Spain, Portugal, Mexico and Peru or in Spanish or Portuguese before 1601. Iberian Books offers an analytical short title-catalogue of over 19,000 bibliographically distinct items, with reference to around 100,000 surviving copies in over 1,200 libraries worldwide. By drawing together information from many previously disparate published and online resources, it seeks to provide a single, powerful research resource. Fully-indexed, Iberian Books is an indispensible work of reference for all students and specialists interested in the literature, history and culture of the Iberian Peninsula in the early modern age, as well as historians of the European book world. For the period 1601-1650, see Iberian Books Volumes II & III.