Rio - History 13

Running west to east along the northern boundary of Tucson is a corridor. of unique and inspiring communities. In Legendary Locals of Marana, Oro Valley, and Catalina, readers will discover the hist……続きを見る

In this photographic history of Valley Stream, author Bill Florio documents vividly the long and illustrious history of this Nassau County village. Located near the south shore of Long Island at the……続きを見る

The New York, Ontario and Western Railway was the first class-one railroad in the United States to be abandoned in its entirety. Whereas other rail lines were closed gradually, the federal governmen……続きを見る

In the fated year I came to live with my father and mother at Kinnaird, above Pitlochry. Then I walked on the red moors and by the side of the golden burn; the rude, pure air of our mountains inspir……続きを見る

The first author who, to my knowledge, invented the wordDemoniality is John Caramuel, in his Fundamental Theology, and before him I find no one who distinguished that crime fromBestiality. Indeed, a……続きを見る

Published to coincide the with 50th anniversary of the Israel occupation of the West Bank, an anthology that explores the human cost of the conflict there as witnessed by such notable writers as Col……続きを見る

"Avevo visitate bettole, stamberghe, scuole di ballo, locande; e tutti i vizii e tutti i peccati veniali e mortali m'erano passati innanzi in tutta la loro sfacciata bruttezza." Così inizia l'inchie……続きを見る

National Book Award finalist Alberto Ríos explains the world not through reason but magic. These poems-set in a town that straddles Mexico and Arizona-are lyric adventures, crossing two and three bo……続きを見る

Ci sono motel, grattacieli, diner, drive-in, fast food, ponti, parchi, battelli a vapore. Ci sono metropoli, ghetti, piccole città e città fantasma. Ci sono treni, taxi gialli e aquile solitarie. Ci……続きを見る

Over 200 never before published photographs are presented in this pictorial history, which spans the early 1800's through the early 1950's. As we approach the end of the century, this new book looks……続きを見る

Nacogdoches, the oldest town in Texas, has a long and colorful history starting in 1716, when the first mission, Nuestra Se�ora de Guadalupe de los Nacogdoches, was founded. The people of this rich ……続きを見る

Founded in 1821, Columbus, Indiana, had grown into a thriving manufacturing region by the end of the 19th century. Columbus might have remained a community like most other small towns, but a group o……続きを見る

“Face to face with the schism caused by rational and scientific thought, Carlos Barrios undertakes an authentic and passionate search, bringing us close to the Cosmovision of one of the most ancient……続きを見る

Theatre of the Borderlands: Conflict, Violence, and Healing is an enlightening and encompassing study that focuses on how dramatists from the Northern Mexico border territories write about theater. ……続きを見る

In the preparation of these volumes there has been no attempt at completeness. The literature from which the materials are drawn is much too vast to be compressed into two little volumes like these.……続きを見る

India has one of the highest numbers of HIV carriers in the world. HIV has remained associated with sex work, and large sums of money provided to fund public health interventions have come from glob……続きを見る

The issue of death has loomed large in Chinese cities in the modern era. Throughout the Republican period, Shanghai swallowed up lives by the thousands. Exposed bodies strewn around in public spaces……続きを見る

La première synthèse globale sur le mouvement Punk, de la musique londonienne aux écoles d'art new-yorkaises et au graphisme parisien. Plus personne aujourd'hui ne remet en cause l'importance de Mai……続きを見る

The Armada which went to found the town in Florida at the place called Santa Elena in the port of Juan Ponce on the eleventh of June, and sailed with good and mild wind. On the seventh day out we we……続きを見る

This book theorizes the baroque as neither a time period nor an artistic style but as a collection of bodily practices developed from clashes between governmental discipline and artistic excess, mov……続きを見る

Recognizing the importance of establishing for history an authentic text of the Trial of major German war criminals, the International Military Tribunal directed the publication of the Record of the……続きを見る

1959-1976, el conflicto armado más singular y violento de la historia bélica mundial.Conozca las armas, estrategias militares, los episodios y protagonistas clave y las repercusiones geopolíticas de……続きを見る

"Dispóngase a conocer una historia que los demás se han ocupado celosamente de que usted no conociera nunca. Un capítulo de la Historia de España que ha acumulado sobre sí más pasiones y odios que i……続きを見る

¡Que me obligó a emigrar de España! ¡Que le obligó a emigrar a de Inglaterra! Cuando se busca el origen de las cosas que en realidad han sucedido, y solo se és, lubricante en el engranaje de lo que ……続きを見る

"Escritor, por lo que puede comprobarse, "todoterreno", el autor no retrocede ante ningún reto editorial. En esta ocasión, Doval acomete una nueva aventura divulgadora." (Web Hislibris)."De manera e……続きを見る

"En el volumen dedicado a esta emocionante historia, mezclada con la leyenda, de rufianes de gatillo fácil, conocemos curiosos detalles de las hazañas de Pat Garret y Billy el Niño, de Wild Bill Hic……続きを見る

"La Frontera tuvo, durante su existencia, un estilo de vida peculiar, alejado de los centros de gobierno, sin leyes federales pero con cierto orden, y poblado de personas especialmente resistentes a……続きを見る

En los últimos años, se ha avanzado considerablemente en el conocimiento de la distribución de las especies de aves en Colombia; sin embargo, una muy buena parte de la información sobre la avifauna ……続きを見る

El enfoque predominante de lo social centrado en la focalización, los subsidios a la demanda, la descentralización y la privatización que han dominado el escenario regional en las últimas décadas ha……続きを見る

Aquí están reunidos varios ensayos que intentan abrir una línea de investigación de la ganadería en Colombia y la producción cárnica, desde perspectivas históricas, económicas, políticas, culturales……続きを見る