De la crónica a la escena

Le français et l'espagnol, langues des pouvoirs coloniaux durant plusieurs siècles et langues de nombreux peuples et États du monde, font partie d'une dynamique sociale extraordinaire au cours du 20e siècle, due à la mobilisation sociale et à la migration, à l'émergence de la radio, du cinéma, de la télévision et d'internet, sans oublier l'épanouissement de l'école et sa pratique langagière. El presente libro se propone dos objetivos: por un lado, quiere contribuir a la discusión sobre aspectos teóricos del cambio lingüístico con respecto a las lenguas estándar, y, por...

A fast-moving international thriller set in Scandinavia, London, and southern Africa. A politician nearly dies in Stockholm, and secret agent Monika Lundgren chases the would-be killer. As she races across the world she meets a strange football team, a rock musician, and a madman with dreams of world power.

This Spanish edition of Becky and Her Friends, by Rolando Hinojosa, is the latest novel in Hinojosa's Klail City Death Trip series which follows generations of Anglos and Mexicans in the fictional Rio Grande Valley town of Klail City, Texas. In this novel, however, Hinojosa focuses on a character who has previously not taken the limelight: the strong-willed, upwardly mobile Becky Escobar. Following her story, Hinojosa explores the world of Latinas: women's culture, language and spirit in the world of the Valley. Delightfully playful in narrative perspective, this story gives the reader a...

More than five hundred color and black-and-white photographs, accompanied by incisive essays and commentary, capture the rich history, cultural diversity, people, monuments, and landscapes of the island nation of Cuba.