Carmen: 1047 books
Imaniman
Poets Writing in the Anzaldúan Borderlands
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2017
In homage to Gloria Anzaldúa and her iconic work Borderlands/La Frontera, award-winning poets ire'ne lara silva and Dan Vera have assembled the work of 54 writers who reflect on the complex terrain—the deeply felt psychic, social, and geopolitical borderlands—that Anzaldúa inhabited, theorized,...
by Carmen Ferrero
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2013
A book to read when life has dragged you down to that deep hole where your mind finds all forms of media or entertainment too meaningless. A bridge book one may need when comforting words and self-help readings cannot help just yet, and no advice makes sense to heal a profound death in the middle of ones life. Perhaps this is a book between life death and life again.
The People's Victory
Stories from the Front Lines in the Fight for Marriage Equality
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2017
"“The People’s Victory is a mirror for each of us to see our own power to fight for justice and create the change we want to see in our world.” – Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of California
In 1996, a small group of Americans from all walks of life banded together to create...
by Carmen Espegel
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2017
Heroines of Space looks at four groundbreaking women architects: Eileen Gray, Lilly Reich, Margarethe Schütte-Lihotzky, and Charlotte Perriand. You'll see the parts they played in the history of modern architecture and get a clearer view of the recent past. The book explains the social and historical...
by Ellen Riojas Clark, Carmen Tafolla
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
This culinary history unwraps the extensive culture surrounding the tamale, bringing together writers, artists, journalists, and Texas’ regional leaders to honor this traditional Latin American dish. It is filled with family stories, recipes, and artwork, and also celebrates tamaladas-the large...
by Gladys Carmen Bellamy
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
Mark Twain has been the subject of violent disagreement among critics. Most of them have believed that he was an “unconscious artist,” working by impulse. Mark Twain as a Literary Artist shows that Mark Twain was much more the conscious craftsman than is generally believed.
Here is revealed...
A Narco History
How the United States and Mexico Jointly Created the "Mexican Drug War"
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
The term Mexican Drug War” misleads. It implies that the ongoing bloodbath, which has now killed well over 100,000 people, is an internal Mexican affair.
But this diverts attention from the U.S. role in creating and sustaining the carnage. It’s not just that Americans buy drugs from,...
A Successful Novel Must Be in Want of a Sequel
Second Takes on Classics from The Scarlet Letter to Rebecca
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2018
What happened after Mr. Darcy married Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice? Where did Heathcliff go when he disappeared in Wuthering Heights? What social ostracism would Hester Prynne of The Scarlet Letter have faced in 20th century America? Great novels often leave behind great questions, and...
by Mari Carmen Ramirez, Tomas Ybarra-Frausto, Hector Olea
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2012
This first volume of the Critical Documents of 20th-Century Latin American and Latino Art series published by the International Center for the Arts of the Americas at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents 168 crucial texts written by influential artists, critics, curators, journalists, and intellectuals...
by Carmen Harra Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2009
In this book you will learn how to calculate your own soul code - your particular vibration and rhythm - to reveal the unique skills and abilities you were born with and the path of your soul's evolution.
Espectros
Ghostly Hauntings in Contemporary Transhispanic Narratives
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2015
Espectros is a compilation of original scholarly studies that presents the first volume-length exploration of the spectral in literature, film, and photography of Latin America, Spain, and the Latino diaspora. In recent decades, scholarship in deconstructionist "hauntology," trauma studies, affect...
The First Class
Transits of Brazilian Literature Abroad
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2014
What does a professor Brazilian or otherwise think and do on the first day of class, standing before a group of “foreign” students to talk about Brazilian literature? This apparently simple question that gave rise to the essays gathered in this book opens a series of other questions: Who is...
Vamos a la vida
Homenaje a Sergio González Rodríguez
Language: Spanish
Release Date: June 18, 2018
Cuando se cumple un año de la ausencia de Sergio González Rodríguez (03 de abril de 2018) en nuestras vidas y de la falta que nos hace el amigo, su complicidad vital y su deseo imparable de escribir la verdad del país y decirla, queremos difundir y acercar a todos los que lo siguen extrañando...
Money Creation Through Social Networking
he Best Guide To Earn Big Money Online With All Things You Need To Learn About The Basics Of Social Networking, Social Network For Business, Advertising On Social Networks And Business Networking Tips For People Who Want To Get Rich
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2012
This book is your ultimate guide to making big money online through social networking. This book will absolutely teach you everything about how to use social networking sites as an effective marketing tool for your business. This would be a great help for people who are beginners in the business...