Rome's transition from a republican system of government to an imperial regime comprised more than a century of civil upheaval and rapid institutional change. Yet the establishment of a ruling dynasty, centered around a single leader, came as a cultural and political shock to Rome's aristocracy, who[...]

One of the core authors of the '60s boom in Latin American fiction, Julio Cortazar made a contribution of international importance to the development of the short story as a literary form. This collection spans his writing career and includes La Noche Boca Arriba and Final del Juego (1956), Las Baba[...]

"An aura of legendary prestige surrounds the work of Alejandra Pizarnik," writes C sar Aira. Her last collection to be published before her suicide in 1972, A Musical Hell is the first book of poems by Pizarnik to be published in its entirety in the U.S. Pizarnik writes at the edge of poetic impossi[...]

This book describes clearly how legislation can be used to advance the rights and entitlements of people with mental health problems. Straightforward and practical, it provides useful information on how to address disabilities so these people may enjoy full citizenship. It presents the key issues su[...]

This book discusses the identity construction of activist educators or, as one of the research participants poetically summarizes it, how the dreamers are born. The dreamers, in the case of this research, are eleven women, activist educators who have participated in the Movimento dos Trabalhadores R[...]

Supervised and edited by faculty from the Washington University School of Medicine, "The Washington Manual of Echocardiography" provides quick insight into the successful performance and interpretation of echocardiographic images. Ideal for today's cardiology fellow, this outstanding reference is bo[...]