wyszukanych pozycji: 5
Memories of a Hyphenated Man
ISBN: 9780816530021 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Ramon Eduardo Ruiz would be the first to admit that he is not your typical Mexican American. But he has always known who he is.
Historian, author, and intellectual, Ruiz has established himself through such books as Triumphs and Tragedy: A History of the Mexican People and Cuba: The Making of a Revolution, and in 1998 he was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Clinton. Now he turns his pen on his own life to offer a personal look at what it really means to be American by birth but Mexican by culture. Little has been written by or about persons of... Ramon Eduardo Ruiz would be the first to admit that he is not your typical Mexican American. But he has always known who he is.
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On the Rim of Mexico: Encounters of the Rich and Poor
ISBN: 9780367096458 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 275 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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704,29 zł |
Triumphs and Tragedy: A History of the Mexican People
ISBN: 9780393310665 / Angielski / Miękka / 1993 / 514 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Winner of a Commonwealth gold medal for Nonfiction and lauded as one of the five best history books of the year by the Los Angeles Times, this epic history of Mexico tells the story of that country's tumultuous origin and development from its Olmec, Aztec, and Mayan heritage to its present-day incarnation as a dependent, struggling and economically unstable modern country. The history of Mexico, writes Ramon Eduardo Ruiz, one of our most distinguished Mexicanists, is one long tragedy intermittently punctuated by triumph."
Winner of a Commonwealth gold medal for Nonfiction and lauded as one of the five best history books of the year by the Los Angeles Times, this epic hi...
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131,04 zł |
Cuba: The Making of a Revolution
ISBN: 9780393005134 / Angielski / Miękka / 1970 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Professor Ruiz's analysis begins with Cuba's historic relationship with the United States, examining the effect of the sugar industry and U.S. foreign policy on Cuba's economy, social structure, and political development. He shows how the lack of cohesion in Cuban society affected the courses of events, and analyzes the sources of Cuban nationalism and anti-Americanism. Focusing on issues of economic development and social justice in Cuban history, he traces Cuba's revolutionary tradition and leaders, from the struggle for independence from Spain in the 1890's, through the revolution led... Professor Ruiz's analysis begins with Cuba's historic relationship with the United States, examining the effect of the sugar industry and U.S. fore... |
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87,36 zł |
On The Rim Of Mexico : Encounters Of The Rich And Poor
ISBN: 9780813337340 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 275 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The vast stretch of mostly arid lands and deserts that makes up the border between Mexico and the United States is not only one of the longest international boundaries in the world, setting apart two entirely different countries for more than two thousand miles, it is the backdrop for a seemingly endless series of major binational news stories. Witness the headline-grabbing attention garnered by NAFTA and the global economy; the assembly plants labeled saviors of the Mexican poor; the accounts applauding the capture of Mexican drug lords; and the columns upon columns devoted to stories about...
The vast stretch of mostly arid lands and deserts that makes up the border between Mexico and the United States is not only one of the longest interna...
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198,19 zł |