Latin America Through Soviet Eyes provides an original and comprehensive assessment of changing Soviet perceptions of politics in Latin America during the Brezhnev years. Using a wealth of Russian, Spanish and English language sources, Dr. Prizel surveys the views of Soviet academics and journalists as well as those of politicians on three main areas. He explores the changing Soviet perceptions of Latin America's domestic politics including the Church, the military and national liberation movements. The author examines the role of Latin America in global politics and the way in which the...
Latin America Through Soviet Eyes provides an original and comprehensive assessment of changing Soviet perceptions of politics in Latin America during...
J. Frank Adams had a profound influence on algebraic topology, and his works continue to shape its development. The International Symposium on Algebraic Topology held in Manchester during July 1990 was dedicated to his memory, and virtually all of the world's leading experts took part. This two-volume work constitutes the proceedings of the symposium. The articles contained here range from overviews to reports of work still in progress, as well as a survey and complete bibliography of Adams' own work. These proceedings form an important compendium of current research in algebraic topology,...
J. Frank Adams had a profound influence on algebraic topology, and his works continue to shape its development. The International Symposium on Algebra...
This is a book about the biological conquest of the New World. Taking as a case study the sixteenth century history of a region of highland central Mexico, it shows how the environmental and social changes brought about by the introduction of Old World species aided European expansion. The book spells out in detail the environmental changes associated with the introduction of Old World grazing animals into New World ecosystems, demonstrates how these changes enabled the Spanish takeover of land, and explains how environmental changes shaped the colonial societies.
This is a book about the biological conquest of the New World. Taking as a case study the sixteenth century history of a region of highland central Me...