Martha Santos: 4 books

This book offers a critical reinterpretation of male violence, patriarchy, and machismo in rural Latin America. It focuses on the lives of lower-class men and women, known as sertanejo/as, in the hinterlands of the northeastern Brazilian province of Ceará between 1845 and 1889. Challenging the widely...

Baby Blue Eyes is not only the title of the book, but a short novel. The story is a reflection of Megans life sitting on a park bench; her husband had just passed away. She was lonely and thinking about her life, in 1971. She gazed into the eyes of a blue eyed man passing on a train, and he never forgot....

Therapeutic Residential Care For Children and Youth takes a fresh look at therapeutic residential care as a powerful intervention in working with the most troubled children who need intensive support. Featuring contributions from distinguished international contributors, it critically examines...

How do school communities create environments that fully prepare both English learners and dual-language learners for colleges and careers? This valuable book profiles six high-performing high schools that had a singular focus on improving the educational outcomes of English learners. The authors...