Unnecessary waters, the debut book of the poet, teacher and journalist Cesar Garcia Lima, published in 1997, now comes to the e-book in three versions: Portuguese, English and Spanish. The author goes through several themes and alternates the look on childhood, the impossibility of predicting the future and remedying the past, exposing the conflicts of a forged intimate diary, spiritual quest and cosmopolitan solitude. Short, ironic poems – influenced by Brazilian marginal poetry of the 1970s – were alternated with narrative and other intimate poems, in a movement of approximation and distance from the public and the private. In presenting the work of Cesar Garcia Lima, the writer and screenwriter José Louzeiro emphasizes that "his poetry is made of experience, understanding and reflection". Written under the impact of loss, between Amazon and major Brazilian cities, the book evokes absence, but also discoveries.
Unnecessary waters, the debut book of the poet, teacher and journalist Cesar Garcia Lima, published in 1997, now comes to the e-book in three versions: Portuguese, English and Spanish. The author goes through several themes and alternates the look on childhood, the impossibility of predicting the future and remedying the past, exposing the conflicts of a forged intimate diary, spiritual quest and cosmopolitan solitude. Short, ironic poems – influenced by Brazilian marginal poetry of the 1970s – were alternated with narrative and other intimate poems, in a movement of approximation and distance from the public and the private. In presenting the work of Cesar Garcia Lima, the writer and screenwriter José Louzeiro emphasizes that "his poetry is made of experience, understanding and reflection". Written under the impact of loss, between Amazon and major Brazilian cities, the book evokes absence, but also discoveries.
The breadth of Peru's culture from pre-Columbian times to today is surveyed in this one-stop reference. Modern Peru emerges as an ethnically divided nation progressing toward social integration of its heavily Indian and Hispanic population. Ferreira and Dargent, native Peruvians, illustrate how the diverse geography of the country—the Andes, coast, and jungle—has also had a role in shaping cultural and social expression, from history to art. Further exploring the influence of Spanish colonialism and its modern blending with Indian traditions, this volume covers the legacy of the Incas and Machu Picchu, providing an authoritative overview of how the citizenry and major cultural venues, such as the church, media, and arts, have evolved. A chronology and glossary supplement the text.
Beginning with a review of the Argintine-USSR relationship up to 1970, Aldo Vacs describes and analyzes economic, diplomatic, and military developments, as well as their impact on Argentine society and politics, since the early 1970s. Vacs views each country's objectives, and the extent and limits of their shared interests.
Heavy crude oils and bitumen represent more than 50% of all hydrocarbons available on the planet. These feedstocks have a low amount of distillable material and high level of contaminants that make their production, transportation, and refining difficult and costly by conventional technologies. Subsurface Upgrading of Heavy Crude Oils and Bitumen is of interest to the petroleum industry mainly because of the advantages compared to aboveground counterparts. The author presents an in-depth account and a critical review of the progress of industry and academia in underground or In-Situ upgrading of heavy, extra-heavy oils and bitumen, as reported in the patent and open literature. This work is aimed to be a standalone monograph, so three chapters are dedicated to the composition of petroleum and fundamentals of crude oil production and refining. Key Features: Offers a multidisciplinary scope that will appeal to chemists, geologists, biologists, chemical engineers, and petroleum engineers Presents the advantages and disadvantages of the technologies considered Discusses economic and environmental considerations for all the routes evaluated and offers perspectives from experts in the field working with highlighted technologies
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