Growing interest in the ideas of the German legal and political theorist Carl Schmitt have sparked an interest in the thinkers and ideas that influenced him. Chief among those influences stands the 19th-century Spanish and conservative thinker Juan Donoso Cortes (1809-1853). Donoso stands in a uniqu[...]
Cada dias del ano con Juan Pablo II (1920-2005). A traves de una cuidada seleccion de textos del gran Papa, realizada por el carmelita Juan Gil Aguilar, su magisterio permanece vivo. Y su grata presencia diaria es una invitacion a seguir con mayor fidelidad a Cristo, a amar a su Iglesia, a confiar e[...]
Antonio Gaudi (1852-1926) is one of the most admired architects of the twentieth century. Even today, some seventy-five years after Gaudi's death, his fanciful, exuberant buildings define Barcelona's cityscape and continue to influence architects, sculptors, and designers. Perhaps best known for the[...]
The fate of democratic governments throughout the world is a topic of growing concern. The crises of modern history, from the Machtegreifung by Hitler through the downfall of the Allende government in Chile, have caused many to suspect an inevitable downfall of democracies. In a systematic review of[...]
Citizens of the United States, heirs to two centuries of democratic government, tend to believe that presidentialism - rather than parliamentarism - is the political system that best ensures a stable democracy. In Latin America, however, where many governments have been modelled on that of the Unite[...]
In "The Double Life of Fidel Castro," one of Castro's soldiers of 17 years breaks his silence and shares his memoir of years of service, and eventual imprisonment and torture for displeasing the notorious dictator, and his dramatic escape from Cuba. Responsible for protecting the "Lider maximo" for [...]
Written by an international team of leading scholars, this groundbreaking reference work explores the nature of language change and diffusion, and paves the way for future research in this rapidly expanding interdisciplinary field.Features 35 newly-written essays from internationally acclaimed exper[...]
His life runs according to a methodical and rigid schedule, with everything--from his meals down to his regular visits to the city brothels--timed to the minute. But when an insignificant traffic delay upsets this sacred schedule, and on the day of Oloop's engagement party, the clock begins ticking [...]
"This luxurious translation of a Spanish tour de force, about the return of an exile to his native Barcelona after the Spanish Civil War, should captivate those who prize the elegant lyricism and complexity of Latin American fiction"-"Publishers Weekly""Marks of Identity" is the first volume of Goyt[...]
Hardboiled feline detective John Blacksad is back in the latest tour de force from the multiple-award winning duo of writer Juan Diaz Canales and artist Juanjo Guarnido
Taking a much-needed break after the events of "A Silent Hell," Blacksad lands a side job driving a rich Texan's prized yellow[...]
High quality electrical service is everyday more stringent in utilities and industrial facilities around the world. One of the main players to achieve this is the protection system that has to be reliable, fast and with a good cost/benefit ratio. This book refers to most aspects of electrical protec[...]
Written in 1950, "A Brief Life" is the first novel to feature Onetti's mythical town of Santa Maria. His protagonist Brausen eavesdrops on the conversation of his neighbours, a husband and wife, imagining their gestures, their expressions.Brausen lives with his wife, who has undergone major surgery [...]
Written by two leading scientists with special expertise on the Canary Islands, this clearly written and fully illustrated introductory guide to the largest volcanoes in Europe will be essential reading for the many geologist who visit this fascinating region.[...]
By Night The Mountain Burns recounts the narrator's childhood on a remote island off the West African coast, living with his mysterious grandfather, several mothers and no fathers. We learn of a dark chapter in the island's history: a bush fire destroys the crops, then hundreds perish in a cholera o[...]
Europäischer Referenzrahmen: B1 'Espacios literarios' - die neue Reihe für literarische Ganzschriften in spanischer Sprache für die Sekundarstufe II. Praxisorientierung 'Espacios literarios' richtet sich passgenau nach den zentralen Abiturvorgaben. Die lesefreundliche Typografie und die Voka[...]