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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...

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...

Esta obra es una exploraci�n sobre los efectos m�gicos de los ritos y plegarias a la Virgen de Guadalupe. Algunos tienen ra�ces aztecas y sobrevivieron a la conquista espa�ola. Antes de la llegada de los conquistadores se adoraba a la diosa azteca Tonantz�n, y cuando "La Virgen de Guadalupe" apareci�, estos ritos fueron dedicados a ella. En esta obra, 16 mujeres revelan sus rezos, pr�cticas ceremoniales, ritos, oraciones y meditaciones a la Virgen Morena. Tambi�n ofrecen consejos sobre el uso del tarot, c�mo encontrar a sus santos guardianes y c�mo honrarlos para lograr...