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After the Nation

Postnational Satire in the Works of Carlos Fuentes and Thomas Pynchon

By: Pedro Garcia-Caro

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After the Nation

Postnational Satire in the Works of Carlos Fuentes and Thomas Pynchon

By: Pedro Garcia-Caro

After the Nation proposes a series of groundbreaking new approaches to novels, essays, and short stories by Carlos Fuentes and Thomas Pynchon within the framework of a hemispheric American studies. García-Caro offers a pioneering comparativist approach to the contemporary American and Mexican literary canons and their underlying nationalist encodement through the study of a wide range of texts by Pynchon and Fuentes which question and historicize in different ways the processes of national definition and myth-making deployed in the drawing of literary borders. After the Nation looks at these literary narratives as postnational satires that aim to unravel and denounce the combined hegemonic processes of modernity and nationalism while they start to contemplate the ensuing postnational constellations. These are texts that playfully challenge the temporal and spatial designs of national themes while they point to and debase “holy” borders, international borders as well as the internal lines where narratives of nation are embodied and consecrated. !--StartFragment--

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303

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Northwestern University Press

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0810129957

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9780810129955

America's Colony

The Political and Cultural Conflict Between the United States and Puerto Rico

By: Pedro A Malavet

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America's Colony

The Political and Cultural Conflict Between the United States and Puerto Rico

By: Pedro A Malavet

An examination of the legal relationship between U.S. and Puerto Rico.

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257

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NYU Press

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0814757413

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9780814757413

Manuel and the Lady

By: Pedro C. López

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Manuel and the Lady

By: Pedro C. López

After moving to Lawrence, Massachusetts, Manuel Cruz quickly learns that many rumors surround his neighbor, Madam Farfalla, and the death of her husband. But when he meets Madam Farfalla in person for the first time, he wonders if the rumors are just malicious jokes to target an old woman. Manuel soon learns that Madam Farfalla was once an opera singer, and the two quickly become fond of each another. As Manuel begins high school in the fall, he meets Mr. Devlin, his eccentric new English teacher, who begins to shape Manuels growing interest in Shakespeare and other literature, and eventually convinces Manuel to write a novel of his own. Manuel bases his novel around Madam Farfalla and writes the story of how a once-famous singer lost her husband. But not all is as it seems. One day while Manuel is working on his paper route, he is introduced to a woman who tells him the truth behind Madam Farfallas past, forcing him to reevaluate his relationship with the singer and everything he thought he knew. But after a serious confrontation and personal tragedy, Manuel will be forced to deal with the consequences and decide the facts for himself.

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248

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iUniverse

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1462045162

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9781462045167

The Tenochca Empire of Ancient Mexico

The Triple Alliance of Tenochtitlan, Tetzcoco, and Tlacopan

By: Pedro Carrasco

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The Tenochca Empire of Ancient Mexico

The Triple Alliance of Tenochtitlan, Tetzcoco, and Tlacopan

By: Pedro Carrasco

The most important political entity in pre-Spanish Mesoamerica was the Tenochca Empire, founded in 1428 when the three kingdoms of Tenochtitlan, Tetzcoco, and Tlacopan formed an alliance that controlled the Basin of Mexico and other extensive areas of Mesoamerica. In a unique political structure, each of the three allies headed a group of kingdoms in the core of the Empire. Each capital possessed settlements of peasants both in its own domain and in those of the other two capitals; in conquered areas nearby, the three capitals had their separate tributaries. In The Tenochca Empire Pedro Carrasco incorporates years of research in the archives of Mexico and Spain and compares primary sources, some not yet published, from all three of the great kingdoms. Carrasco takes in the total tripartite structure of the Empire, defining its component entities and determining how they were organized and how they functioned.

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564

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806178477

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9780806178479

Encounters with Jazz on Television in Cold War Era Portugal

1954–1974

By: Pedro Cravinho

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Encounters with Jazz on Television in Cold War Era Portugal

1954–1974

By: Pedro Cravinho

Encounters with Jazz on Television in Cold War Era Portugal: 1954–1974 explores the relationship between jazz and television by investigating the experiences of performers and producers in one of the last European colonial states (Portugal) during a period of political and social repression and global isolation. This new model of systemic analysis reveals a paradoxical interrelationship between state-controlled television and international media industries, highlighting the space where these two forces collide and locating television jazz production within an important cultural milieu with a lasting impact on Portuguese society. From the days of the first feasibility studies for a proposed public television service in 1954, to the military coup that overthrew the far-right Estado Novo regime in 1974, this book maps the institutionalization of jazz in Portugal as a social and musical practice, one that played a significant role in fostering cultural diversity. It looks at the musicians, repertoires, production processes, broadcasts, policies and strategies that fuelled the launch of Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP) and the rise of television, an indispensable new medium that granted Portuguese people access to the wider world – a world curated by public television producers with individual cultural, political and aesthetic attitudes to influence the dissemination of jazz. In exploring the connections between these national and international jazz scenes, Encounters with Jazz on Television in Cold War Era Portugal: 1954–1974 addresses opportunities for in-depth comparison of the Portuguese experience with that of other countries, situating Cold War era Portuguese television jazz broadcasting as part of a bigger, still unwritten story.

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222

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Routledge

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1000555666

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9781000555660

Data-Driven Computational Neuroscience

Machine Learning and Statistical Models

By: Concha Bielza,Pedro Larrañaga

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Data-Driven Computational Neuroscience

Machine Learning and Statistical Models

By: Concha Bielza,Pedro Larrañaga

Trains researchers and graduate students in state-of-the-art statistical and machine learning methods to build models with real-world data.

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709

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Cambridge University Press

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110849370X

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9781108493703

North Star

A Memoir

By: Pedro Camejo

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North Star

A Memoir

By: Pedro Camejo

Green Party leader and prominent social justice activist tells the story of his life of struggle.

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378

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Haymarket Books

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1931859922

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9781931859929

Assistive Technologies- E-Book

By: Albert M. Cook,Janice Miller Polgar,Pedro Encarnação

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Assistive Technologies- E-Book

By: Albert M. Cook,Janice Miller Polgar,Pedro Encarnação

Master the assistive strategies you need to make confident clinical decisions and help improve the quality of life for people with disabilities. Based on the Human Activity Assistive Technology (HAAT) model developed by Al Cook, Sue Hussey and Jan Polgar, Assistive Technologies: Principles & Practice, 5th Edition, provides detailed coverage of the broad range of devices, services, and practices that comprise assistive technology. This new text offers a systematic process for ensuring the effective application of assistive technologies — and focuses on the relationship between the human user and the assisted activity within specific contexts. It features over 30 new photos and illustrations, as well as, updated chapters and case studies that reflect current technology. Human Activity Assistive Technology (HAAT) framework locates assistive technology within common, everyday contexts for more relevant application. Focus on clinical application guides application of concepts to real-world situations. Study questions and chapter summaries in each chapter help assessment of understanding and identification of areas where more study is needed. Coverage of changing AT needs throughout the lifespan emphasizes how AT fits into people’s lives and contributes to their full participation in society. Principles and practice of assistive technology provide the foundation for effective reasoning. Ethical issues content provides vital information to guide AT service delivery. Explicit applications of the HAAT model in each of the chapters on specific technologies and more emphasis on the interactions among the elements make content even easier to understand. New! Thoroughly updated chapters to reflect current technology and practice. New! Expanded discussion on assistive robotics and smart technologies. New! Review of global initiatives on Assistive Technology. New! Updated art program with 30+ new photos and illustrations. New! Updated case studies to reflect changes in technology and practice since last edition.

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481

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323523374

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9780323523370

Book's by Pedro Cruz

After the Nation

After the Nation

America's Colony

America's Colony

Manuel and the Lady

Manuel and the Lady

The Tenochca Empire of Ancient Mexico

The Tenochca Empire of Ancient Mexico

Encounters with Jazz on Television in Cold War Era Portugal

Encounters with Jazz on Television in Cold War Era Portugal

Data-Driven Computational Neuroscience

Data-Driven Computational Neuroscience

North Star

North Star

Assistive Technologies- E-Book

Assistive Technologies- E-Book

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