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Brazilian Music for Piano, Volume 3: Valsa and Marchinha

By: Flavio Henrique Medeiros,Thiago Lyra,Carlos Almada

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Brazilian Music for Piano, Volume 3: Valsa and Marchinha

By: Flavio Henrique Medeiros,Thiago Lyra,Carlos Almada

This book presents 12 piano solos based on two more Brazilian rhythms originated in Rio de Janeiro: the valsa and the marchinha (parts I and II of this piano series are on choro, samba and bossa nova).

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161911030X

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Brazilian Music for Piano: Part 2

Samba and Bossa Nova

By: Flavio Henrique Medeiros,Thiago Lyra,Carlos Almada

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Brazilian Music for Piano: Part 2

Samba and Bossa Nova

By: Flavio Henrique Medeiros,Thiago Lyra,Carlos Almada

This book consists of twelve original piano pieces composed by the authors: six sambas and six bossas. the sambas themselves display a varied range of derived styles: samba-de-roda, sambão, partido alto, samba amaxixado, and also the "pure" samba, in two of the pieces. the pieces reflect the rich musical tradition of Brazil and serve as excellent solo piano pieces.

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161911268X

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Brazilian Mandolin

By: Flavio Henrique Medeiros,Carlos Almada

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Brazilian Mandolin

By: Flavio Henrique Medeiros,Carlos Almada

The mandolin was brought to Brazil by Portuguese colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries, and eventually worked its way into traditional Brazilian music. the principal aim of this book is to present an overview of the several faces of the mandolin in Brazil. In this book's eighteen progressively arranged character studies, the mandolin student will find, besides a great number of aspects of the idiomatic technique of the instrument (i.e., changes of fingering positions, double stops, tremolos, arpeggios, legatos, chords, etc.), no less than fourteen different styles. All of the pieces are presented first in notation only as mandolin/guitar duets, followed by the mandolin part repeated with tablature.

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Mel Bay Publications

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1610657322

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9781610657327

Ernesto Nazareth Guitar Solo Anthology

28 Guitar Solos

By: Flavio Henrique Medeiros,Carlos de Lemos Almada

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Ernesto Nazareth Guitar Solo Anthology

28 Guitar Solos

By: Flavio Henrique Medeiros,Carlos de Lemos Almada

A collection of 28 Ernesto Nazareth compositions expertly transcribed for classic guitar solo.One of the major difficulties in trying to arrange Ernesto Nazareth's themes for any instrument, but the piano, is to separate the melodic line from its accompaniment: both are so closely together (that is one of the strongest characteristics of his pianistic style of composition) that it becomes almost impossible to treat one of the features disregarding the other. If one did that, the result would be only a pale and incomplete portrait of what was intended by the composer. That thought has guided us in the making of this book.In spite of the huge obstacles that resulted from the transposition of a piece originally written for the piano – a very rich instrument regarding the expressive recourses – to the more modest guitar, we always kept in mind our principal intention: to preserve at the most all the melodic dialogues of the scores, in special the ones between the melody and the bass line, both the elements that form the soul of Nazareth's compositions. We obviously had to do some changes. Thus, for instance, in some arrangements it was necessary to transpose the original key to a more appropriate one (at the guitar view-point, of course). Some phrases or fragments had also to be written an octave higher or lower (that can be perfectly understandable if we consider the very wide melodic range of the piano and the extensive way with which Nazareth uses it). Needless to say that all those recourses were used only when it has been strictly necessary. Despite the fact that those 28 pieces are only a little portion of Nazareth's work, this group of arrangements represents a good and representative panel. Among them there are some of Nazareth's greatest hits (Apanhei-te Cavaquinho, Odeon, Brejeiro, Ameno Resedá, etc.) as well as other not so known compositions– but no less beautiful and important. Listening to those pieces one can observe the compositional talent of Nazareth and his incredible harmonic, melodic and – especially – rhythmic versatility. Each of them has its own and unmistakable personality.The most part of the scores of this book – as well as in Nazarethian repertoire – is composed by tangos brasileiros (i.e., Brazilian tangos), but there are also some polcas and some of his most expressive valsas, like Confidências and Coração que Sente.

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Mel Bay Publications

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1619112469

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13 Easy Brazilian Choros for Solo Guitar

By: Carlos De Lemos Almada

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13 Easy Brazilian Choros for Solo Guitar

By: Carlos De Lemos Almada

As one can easily imagine, it would be very hard for a guitar student to start reading the scores of the traditional choro repertoire, most of them with large number of technical difficulties. It would be much better if they could start with some easier pieces – of intermediate level – in order to be presented to the choro language in a more gradual and appropriate manner. That is the main goal of this book. It has 13 studies (in the 13 more commonly used keys for the choro guitar) written in a reduced form and in the principal stylistic choro variants: besides real choros, there are polkas, maxixes, Brazilian tangos and xotis. the more used and characteristic rhythmical figurations are present in each of the studies as the principal. Also aiming at the simplification of execution, all studies were composed with only two voices (melody and bass) and with no chords (although harmonies are quite evident due to the choro melodic particularities). A CD with all 13 studies is included.

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1610651782

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Musical Variation

Toward a Transformational Perspective

By: Carlos de Lemos Almada

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Musical Variation

Toward a Transformational Perspective

By: Carlos de Lemos Almada

This book offers an in-depth analysis of musical variation through a systematic approach, heavily influenced by the principles of Grundgestalt and developed variations, both created by the Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951). The author introduces a new transformational-derivative model and the theory that supports it, specifically crafted for the examination of tonal music. The idea for this book emerged during a sabbatical at Columbia University, while the content is the product of extensive research conducted at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, resulting in the development of the Model of Derivative Analysis. This model places emphasis on the connections between musical entities rather than viewing them as separate entities. As a case study, the Intermezzo in A Major Op.118/2 by Brahms is selected for analysis. The author's goal is to provide a formal and structured approach while maintaining the text's readability and appeal for both musicians and mathematicians in the field of music theory. The book concludes with the author's recommendations for further research.

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Springer Nature

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3031314514

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Brazilian Electric Guitar

By: Flavio Henrique Medeiros,Carlos de Lemos Almada

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Brazilian Electric Guitar

By: Flavio Henrique Medeiros,Carlos de Lemos Almada

The main goal of this book is to present what could be called Brazilian guitar today, working melodically, harmonically and rhythmically in some of the most important Brazilian musical styles. .We have chosen to always use two electric guitars in these arrangements (but in the song "Violeiros e Cantadores",which is for solo electric guitar), so that the essential functions of the guitar – rhythm, melody and harmony – might beexpressed in the clearest and best way in each different style.We have made three versions of each piece, for ease of study: a complete one, one without the first electric guitar, and one without the second electric guitar. Therefore the student will be able to listen to the complete version and thenpractice with the other ones, playing the missing parts of the first guitar and the second guitar. At the end of the book, like an appendix, we have included the bass lines used in the recordings to strengthen the rhythmic and harmonic comprehension of each style."All music is in notation and tablature. A free recording of the music is available as an internet download.

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1619112639

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Culture and Customs of Portugal

By: Carlos A. Cunha,Rhonda Cunha

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Culture and Customs of Portugal

By: Carlos A. Cunha,Rhonda Cunha

This descriptive analysis of contemporary Portuguese culture from a historical perspective covers topics ranging from art, cuisine, and music to government, politics, and religion. Portugal is evolving quickly as an integrated part of modern Europe. What was until the mid-1970s an old-world society, where 80 percent of the economy was controlled by an oligarchy of eight elite families, is now increasingly a model of an advanced European state. Portugal now ranks highly among the countries of the world in level of globalization and quality of life; it even boasts one of the best-developed renewable energy infrastructures of any developed country. Despite such widespread modernization, however, "old country" Portuguese traditions persist in the political realms, as well as the traditional lifestyles that endure in the countryside. Culture and Customs of Portugal devotes careful attention to such topics as Portuguese holidays, media, marriage, gender roles, architecture, and education, providing readers with a full account of Portugal's rich heritage and modern culture. The drastic changes in the nation following the 1974 military coup that overthrew a 48-year dictatorship receive special attention.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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Public Private Partnerships Renegotiations in Transportation

Case Studies from Portugal

By: Carlos Oliveira Cruz,Joaquim Miranda Sarmento

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Public Private Partnerships Renegotiations in Transportation

Case Studies from Portugal

By: Carlos Oliveira Cruz,Joaquim Miranda Sarmento

There is a growing interest in Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), particularly in infrastructure and public services. Under the scope of PPPs, renegotiations are becoming more relevant, as empirical evidence suggests that most PPP projects are inevitably renegotiated, i.e., the original contract needs to be adapted to new and unforeseen circumstances. Renegotiations have a substantial impact on the contract and performance of a PPP and usually represent significant costs for users and taxpayers. However, very little is known about the management and, mainly, the process of renegotiating that will, very likely, occur. This book provides a set of case-studies of PPP renegotiations in the transport sector. The authors illustrate the Portuguese experience, a country that has been using PPP extensively, particularly in transport. The case studies provide an extensive and detailed analysis on each aspect of the project and the renegotiation. What drives renegotiations? Why are some projects more renegotiated than others? What are the results? How can the performance of renegotiation processes be improved? These and other questions provide the basis for the discussions in this book. The novelty and value of the book come mainly from the extent of information available. Each case-study deals with these questions in much more detail than what is common in the case-studies approach.

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3030985113

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Opera in Portugal in the Eighteenth Century

By: Manuel Carlos de Brito

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Opera in Portugal in the Eighteenth Century

By: Manuel Carlos de Brito

A history of opera in Portugal from the beginning of the eighteenth century to the inauguration of the Teatro de S. Carlos in 1793.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521036437

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Revisiting the Colonial Question in Latin America

By: Mabel Moraña,Carlos A. Jáuregui

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Revisiting the Colonial Question in Latin America

By: Mabel Moraña,Carlos A. Jáuregui

From the configuration of Empire in the colonial period to the multiple facets of modern coloniality, this book offers a challenging approach to the developments and effects of imperial domination and neocolonial rule in Latin American.

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Iberoamericana Editorial

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8484893235

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The Paper Lawyer

By: Carlos Cisneros

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The Paper Lawyer

By: Carlos Cisneros

Disgraced real-estate attorney Camila Harrison loses both her lucrative job as a partner in a well-known Austin law firm and her fiance, a Texas Supreme Court Justice, when emails she sent to a client expressing her racist views are released to the media. She lands in Houston, practicing social security disability law and seeking criminal appointments in federal court. All too soon she’s working her first federal criminal case, which involves an undocumented Mexican accused of money laundering. Harrison has no sympathy for illegal aliens and just wants to secure a plea deal quickly. The situation becomes more complicated when she gets to know the defendant, Vicente Aldama, and realizes he came to the US to work and pay for the life-saving surgery his young daughter desperately needs. When her private investigator discovers possible improprieties related to Aldama’s arrest, Harrison begins to seriously consider taking the case to trial despite the advice of colleagues and her complete lack of experience in defending high-stakes federal prosecutions. Gripping, suspenseful and deeply moving, Cisneros’ uniquely original legal thriller asks questions about race, prejudice and the corruption that pervades American society, even as it proclaims to be the most advanced nation in the world with the best judicial system.

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Arte Publico Press

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1518504310

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Urban Planning in Lusophone African Countries

By: Carlos Nunes Silva

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Urban Planning in Lusophone African Countries

By: Carlos Nunes Silva

Urban planning on the five Lusophone African countries - Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, and Sao Tome and Príncipe - has so far been relatively overlooked in planning literature. Bringing together a team of leading scholars, this book fills the gap by providing an in-depth analysis of key issues in the history of urban planning and discussing the key challenges confronting contemporary urban planning in these countries. The book argues that urban planning is a non-neutral and non-value free kind of public action and, therefore, ideology, planning theories, urban models and the ideological role urban planning has played are some of the key issues addressed. For that reason, the practice of Urban Planning is also seen as the outcome of a complex interrelationship between structure and agency, with the role of key planers being examined in some of the chapters. The findings and insights presented by the contributing authors confirm previous research on urban planning in the colonial and postcolonial periods in Lusophone African countries and at the same time break fresh ground and offer additional insights as new evidence has been collected from archives and in fieldwork carried out by a new generation of researchers. In addition, it outlines possible directions for future research.

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Routledge

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1317003608

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Juan Bautista de Anza

The King's Governor in New Mexico

By: Carlos R. Herrera

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Juan Bautista de Anza

The King's Governor in New Mexico

By: Carlos R. Herrera

Although Anza is best known for his travels to California as a young man, this book, the first comprehensive biography of Anza, shows his greater historical importance as a soldier and administrator in the history of North America.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806149639

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Chicana and Chicano Art

ProtestArte

By: Carlos Francisco Jackson

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Chicana and Chicano Art

ProtestArte

By: Carlos Francisco Jackson

This is the first book solely dedicated to the history, development, and present-day flowering of Chicana and Chicano visual arts. It offers readers an opportunity to understand and appreciate Chicana/o art from its beginnings in the 1960s, its relationship to the Chicana/o Movement, and its leading artists, themes, current directions, and cultural impact." "The visual arts have both reflected and created Chicano culture in the United States. For college students - and for all readers who want to learn more about this subject - this book is an ideal introduction to an art movement with a social conscience." --Book Jacket.

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University of Arizona Press

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0816526478

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Magnetized

Conversations with a Serial Killer

By: Carlos Busqued

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Magnetized

Conversations with a Serial Killer

By: Carlos Busqued

NPR, One of the Best Books of the Year A “chilling but fascinating portrait” of a serial killer, and “a must-read for true crime fans” who enjoyed My Dark Places, The Stranger Beside Me, or I’ll Be Gone In the Dark (Buzzfeed) One of Argentina’s most innovative writers brings to life the story of a teenager who murdered 4 taxi drivers in 1982 Buenos Aires—without any apparent motive. Over the course of one ghastly week in September 1982, the bodies of 4 taxi drivers were found in Buenos Aires, each murder carried out with the same cold precision. The assailant: a 19–year–old boy, odd and taciturn, who gave the impression of being completely sane. But the crimes themselves were not: 4 murders, as exact as they were senseless. More than 30 years later, Argentine author Carlos Busqued began visiting Ricardo Melogno, the serial killer, in prison. Their conversations return to the nebulous era of the crimes and a story full of missing pieces. The result is a book at once hypnotic and unnerving, constructed from forensic documents, newspaper clippings, and interviews with Melogno himself. Without imposing judgment, Busqued allows for the killer to describe his way of retreating from the world and to explain his crimes as best he can. In his own words, Melogno recalls a visit from Pope Francis, grim depictions of daily life in prison, and childhood remembrances of an unloving mother who drove her son to Brazil to study witchcraft. As these conversations progress, the focus slowly shifts from the crimes themselves, to Melogno’s mistreatment and misdiagnosis while in prison, to his current fate: incarcerated in perpetuity despite having served his full sentence. Using these personal interviews, alongside forensic documents and newspaper clippings, Busqued crafted Magnetized, a captivating story about one man’s crimes, and a meditation on how one chooses to inhabit the world, or to become absent from it.

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Catapult

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1948226685

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Dictatorship and the Electoral Vote

Francoism and the Portuguese New State Regime in Comparative Perspective, 1945-1975

By: Carlos Domper Lasus

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Dictatorship and the Electoral Vote

Francoism and the Portuguese New State Regime in Comparative Perspective, 1945-1975

By: Carlos Domper Lasus

Why do dictatorships have elections? Dictatorship and the Electoral Vote analyses the role of elections in two dictatorships that were born in the Era of Fascism but survived up to the 1970s: the Portuguese New State and Francoism. A comparative study of the electoral vote held by both dictatorships is revealing at many organizational and structural levels. The multiple political interactions involved in elections worldwide have been subject to social science scrutiny but rarely encompass historical context. The analysis of the electoral vote held by Iberian dictatorships is uniquely placed to link the two. The issues to hand include: drawing of electoral rolls; evolution of the number of people allowed to vote; candidate selection processes; propaganda methods; impact on the institutional structure of the regime; the socio-political biographies of the candidates; the electoral turnout and final tally; relationship between the central and peripheral authorities of the state; and the viewpoint of regime authorities on the holding of elections. Comparative analysis of all these issues enables a better understanding of the political nature of these dictatorships as well as a comprehensive explanation of the historical roots and evolution of the elections these dictatorship held since 1945. Based on primary archival documents, some of them never previously accessed, the book offers a detailed explanation of how these dictatorships used elections to consolidate their political authority and provides a historical approach that allows placing both countries in the framework of European electoral history and in the history of the political evolution of Iberian dictatorships between the Axis defeat and their breakdown in the mid-seventies.

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Liverpool University Press

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1782846425

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Ethics and Literature in Chile, Argentina, and Paraguay, 1970-2000

From the Singular to the Specific

By: Carlos M. Amador

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Ethics and Literature in Chile, Argentina, and Paraguay, 1970-2000

From the Singular to the Specific

By: Carlos M. Amador

This book argues for a new reading of the political and ethical through the literatures of Argentina, Chile, and Paraguay from 1970-2000. Carlos Amador reads a series of examples from the last dictatorship and the current post-dictatorship period in the Southern Cone, including works by Augusto Roa Bastos, Roberto Bolaño, Ceferino Reato, Horacio Verbitsky, Nelly Richard, Diamela Eltit, and Willy Thayer, with the goal of uncovering the logic behind their conceptions of belonging and rejection. Focusing on theoretical concepts that make possible the formation of any and all communities, this study works towards a vision of literature as essential to the structure of ethics.

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Springer

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1137546336

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Guinea Bissau

From Liberation Struggle To Independent Statehood

By: Carlos Lopes

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Guinea Bissau

From Liberation Struggle To Independent Statehood

By: Carlos Lopes

This book addresses whether Guinea-Bissau is a nation or a nation in formation; what the political and ideological foundations of the national liberation movement are; and how one should characterize the historical transition from a national liberation movement to a state.

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Routledge

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0429718365

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Update on Imaging Contrast Agents, An Issue of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America

By: Carlos A. Zamora,Mauricio Castillo

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Update on Imaging Contrast Agents, An Issue of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America

By: Carlos A. Zamora,Mauricio Castillo

This issue of MRI Clinics of North America focuses on Update on Imaging Contrast Agents, and is edited by Drs. Carlos Zamora, Mauricio Castillo, Richard Semelka. Articles will include: Historical Perspective of Imaging Contrast Agents; Current Radiographic Iodinated Contrast Agents; Contrast-enhanced Sonography; Myelography: From Lipid-based to Gadolinium-based Contrast Agents; Acute Allergic Reactions with Gadolinium-based Contrast Agents: Diagnosis and Treatment; Deposition and Chronic Toxicity of Gadolinium-based Contrast Agents; Managing Allergic Reactions to Contrast Agents; Safety of Contrast Material Use in Children; Molecular Imaging and Contrast Agents; Contrast Agents for MR Imaging: Gadolinium, Manganese, SPIO, Superparamagnetic Iron Platinum, and Oral Agents; Contrast-induced Nephropathy: Pathophysiology, Manifestations, Prevention, and Management; and more!

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323548881

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China, Football, and Development

Socialism and Soft Power

By: Emanuel Leite Junior,Carlos Rodrigues

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China, Football, and Development

Socialism and Soft Power

By: Emanuel Leite Junior,Carlos Rodrigues

This book uses football as a lens through which to examine China’s economic development, its political economy, and its political thought. Focusing on the Chinese Football Development Plan, this book opens up new perspectives on the concepts of hegemony, soft power, socialism with Chinese characteristics, and China’s rise to the position of geopolitical superpower. Presenting a critical Marxist analysis of “soft power”, and drawing on Gramsci’s conceptualisation of hegemony, this book argues that football can be seen as a resource for seduction and persuasion, and therefore as an instrument to be used in the “hegemonic clash”. Reflecting on the idea of soft power in relation to imperialism and ideology, and standing in contrast to prevailing Western orthodox analyses of Chinese development, this book shows how the “Chinese Football Dream” is a significant component of the “Chinese Dream” of “rejuvenation of the nation” and shows how football can help us to better understand the role of the state as an inducer of development and creative destruction. This is fascinating reading for anybody with an interest in sport policy, public policy, sport and society, football, development studies, political economy, or political thought.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000927423

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Building a Nation

The Case of Echeverria

By: Juan Carlos Mercado

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Building a Nation

The Case of Echeverria

By: Juan Carlos Mercado

This book is the only one of its kind on the market. It deals with one of the most brilliant yet least known Latin American authors, Esteban EcheverrÌa. EcheverrÌa was the author of La Cautiva (The Captive), El Matadero (The Slaughterhouse), and Dogma Socialista (Socialist Dogma) which formed the base of the constitution of the Republic of Argentina. In Building A Nation, Juan Carlos Mercado recovers the figure of EcheverrÌa through an analysis centralized in his work as a poet, thinker, and politician--all as one unit. The study takes into account the many sources, including European ones, that EcheverrÌa used in order to formulate a literary and political national project. Readers of this work will acquire a thorough understanding of the significance of EcheverrÌa's influence--from the introduction of European Romanticism into Argentine Literature; to the initiation of a critical and realistic narrative style never yet seen before in Argentina; to the founding of a liberal-humanist tendency which went on to acquire definitive political shape for the country.

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University Press of America

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0761801146

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Sugar Processing and By-products of the Sugar Industry

By: Antonio Valdes Delgado,Carlos de Armas Casanova,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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Sugar Processing and By-products of the Sugar Industry

By: Antonio Valdes Delgado,Carlos de Armas Casanova,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

TC/M/Y0104E/1/4.01/1100"--P. [4] of cover.

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9251045704

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Brazilian Rhythms for Guitar

Samba, Bossa Nova, Choro, Baião, Frevo, and Other Brazilian Styles, Book & CD

By: Carlos Arana

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Brazilian Rhythms for Guitar

Samba, Bossa Nova, Choro, Baião, Frevo, and Other Brazilian Styles, Book & CD

By: Carlos Arana

Educator and performer Carlos Arana captures Brazil's rich musical heritage with impeccable stylistic, historic, and technical analyses. The first section of this book covers the fundamental rhythmic and harmonic characteristics of samba, bossa nova, and choro styles followed by practical applications on the guitar. The practical applications break each of the styles down to their historic and regional roots combined with examples that capture the essence of each style. The next section takes you to the northeast of Brazil with the rhythm figures of baio, toada, xote, afox, frevo, Marcha, and Marcha Rancho. Over 60 examples, written in standard notation and tablature, are demonstrated on the included CD.

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Alfred Music Publishing

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075794079X

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Literary Culture and U.S. Imperialism

From the Revolution to World War II

By: John Carlos Rowe

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Literary Culture and U.S. Imperialism

From the Revolution to World War II

By: John Carlos Rowe

John Carlos Rowe, considered one of the most eminent and progressive critics of American literature, has in recent years become instrumental in shaping the path of American studies. His latest book examines literary responses to U.S. imperialism from the late eighteenth century to the 1940s. Interpreting texts by Charles Brockden Brown, Poe, Melville, John Rollin Ridge, Twain, Henry Adams, Stephen Crane, W. E. B Du Bois, John Neihardt, Nick Black Elk, and Zora Neale Hurston, Rowe argues that U.S. literature has a long tradition of responding critically or contributing to our imperialist ventures. Following in the critical footsteps of Richard Slotkin and Edward Said, Literary Culture and U.S. Imperialism is particularly innovative in taking account of the public and cultural response to imperialism. In this sense it could not be more relevant to what is happening in the scholarship, and should be vital reading for scholars and students of American literature and culture.

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Violin Solos on Brazilian Themes

By: FLAVIO HENRIQUE MEDEIROS

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Violin Solos on Brazilian Themes

By: FLAVIO HENRIQUE MEDEIROS

Brazil offers a great and luxurious musical variety, not only for its large extension of land, but also for the multiple cultural interchange established along centuries among the several peoples which contributed to the forming of its rich and varied musical map. from that triple (though not always conscious) alliance among the native Indigenous, the European colonizer and the African (those latter brought here as slave workers), resulted a Brazility feeling which is common to every country side, despite the distances that separate them: joyous, melancholic, nostalgic or ritual, Brazilian music is always the most authentically expression of its people, their happiness and sorrows. This work is an effort to display some Brazilian popular melodies arranged for violin and piano. the themes chosen, coming from the country as well as urban areas, are part of a repertoire quite familiar to every Brazilian, some of them already belonging for centuries to Brazil's memory. No intention of producing a scientific or musicological work has been nourished by the arrangers. What guided them in the choice of the songs presented in this book was, above all, a poetic sense and deep love for the music of their country. Enclosed are 19 violin solos on historic Brazilian themes. A free piano accompaniment is available online.

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Mel Bay Publications

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161911254X

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Brazilian Music for PIano, Volume 4

The Xote, The Baiao and the Frevo

By: Flavio Henrique Medeiros,Thiago Lyra,Carlos Almada

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Brazilian Music for PIano, Volume 4

The Xote, The Baiao and the Frevo

By: Flavio Henrique Medeiros,Thiago Lyra,Carlos Almada

This book presents twelve original compositions for piano solo encompassing three musical styles originated in the Brazilian Northeast: the xote, the baião and the frevo.

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1619110296

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Brazilian Music for Piano: Part 1 - The Choro

By: Flavio Henriques Medeiros,Carlos Almada

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Brazilian Music for Piano: Part 1 - The Choro

By: Flavio Henriques Medeiros,Carlos Almada

This book, the first in a series on a variety of Brazilian musical styles, is completely dedicated to the choro. It contains 12 piano pieces, including 6 original compositions by the authors and 6 arrangements of choros written by some of the greatest Brazilian composers like Patápio Silva, Joaquim Callado, Anacleto de Medeiros and Sátiro Bilhar.

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