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The Promise of the Foreign: Nationalism and the Technics of Translation in the Spanish Philippines
Vicente L. Rafael

Duke University Press, 2005

In The Promise of the Foreign , Vicente L. Rafael argues that translation was key to the emergence of Filipino nationalism in the nineteenth century. Acts of translation entailed technics from which issued the promise of nationhood. Such a promise consisted of revising the heterogeneous and violent origins of the nation by mediating one?s encounter with things foreign while preserving their strangeness. Rafael examines the workings of the ...

The Political and Social Contexts of Health

1 review

Baywood Publishing Company, 2004

Statistics on politics and healthcare
Written as a policy advice collection for the European Commission, this booklet, edited by Vicente Navarro, details in great statistical depth and solid political analysis the political contexts of public health and its improvement. Drawing from general research into the politics and healthcare statistics of many European countries plus the US, as well as more specific studies on the UK, Italy, ...

Neoliberalism, Globalization and Inequalities: Consequences for health and quality of life

Baywood Publishing Company, Inc., 2007

Since U.S. President Reagan and U.K. Prime Minister Thatcher, a major ideology (under the name of economic science) has been expanded worldwide that claims that the best policies to stimulate human development are those that reduce the role of the state in economic and social lives: privatizing public services and public enterprises, deregulating the mobility of capital and labor, eliminating protectionism, and reducing public social protection. ...

The Political Economy of Social Inequalities: Consequences for Health and Quality of Life (Policy, Politics, ...

Baywood Pub Co, 2000

In the last two decades of the 20th century, we witnessed a dramatic growth in social inequalities within and among countries. This has had a most negative impact on the health and quality of life of large sectors of the populations in the developed and underdeveloped world. This volume analyzes the reasons for this increase in inequalities and its consequences for the well-being of populations. Scholars from a variety of disciplines and ...

Revolution of Hope: The Life, Faith, and Dreams of a Mexican President

30 reviews
Vicente Fox

Plume, 2008

An Excellent Resource for Spanish Learners
When learning a language such as Spanish, it is important to learn the culture of native speakers. Unfortunately, most books on culture are either vague (e.g. Mexicans are macho.) or trivial (such as focusing on a timeline of rulers without making the dates meaningful). Revolution of Hope adds context to Mexican history. When an event happens, the suffering or the improvement of lifestyle of the ...

The Human Factor: Revolutionizing the Way People Live with Technology

8 reviews
Kim Vicente

Routledge, 2006

Making technology safe for humans
Ever since Charlie Chaplin parodied automation in Modern Times, we have known what happens when we ignore the human factor in technology, but we continue to produce dangerous and unusable devices. Dr Vicente, a professor of human factors engineering, claims that we need to define technology in much broader terms than we usually do in order to avoid a "Cyclopean fixation on either mechanistic or ...

A Longing for the Light: Selected Poems of Vicente Aleixandre

4 reviews
Vincente Aleixandre

American Poetry Review, 2007

In the darker places of loneliness...
Vicente Aleixander was part of that great Generation of '27 - famous for such members as Lorca, Cernuda, Alberti and Salinas. He was the least political and this perhaps explains how he survived during the years of the Civil War. Lorca was executed by Franco's troops and the peasant-turned poet, Miguel Hernandez, who fought for the Communists, died in prison in 1942. Many of the Generation of '27 ...

Crossing Boundaries: A Global Vision of Design

10 reviews
Vicente Wolf

Monacelli, 2006

great experience
mr wolf in his travels search for inspirations in the most unusual places: ethiopia, burma, syria - most of times acquiring local handcrafted items which he will use in his decorations. Although his palette is a bit neutral, with pastel colors most of times, his interiors are extremely beautiful, with subdued elegance and charm. Interesting is how he manages to mix the objects from his travels, ...

La revolucion de la esperanza/ Revolution of Hope: The Life, Faith, and Dreams of a Mexican President

1 review
Vicente Fox/ Rob Allyn

Aguilar, 2008

Vicente Fox Autobio review
This book was in Spanish and it was not clear that the book was not issued in English. Now I have to learn to read Spanish. Thanks alot.

Antologia Poetica: Vicente Huidobro
Vicente Huidobro, Corregidor, ...

Corregidor, 1993

La presente antologia recoge trabajos que recorren la extensa obra del poeta chileno Vicente Huidobro (1893-1948). Desde sus primeras obras bajo la influencia del Romanticismo, del Simbolismo y del Modernismo hasta su Arte Poetica, su manifiesto de principios en torno al Creacionismo. Se incluye tambien Altazor (quizas su libro mas revelador) que consolida el salto hacia la vanguardia que plasma forma y contenido: su argumento es el cambio y la ...

Learning to See: Bringing the World Around You Into Your Home

17 reviews
Vicente Wolf

Artisan, 2002

a REAL power to SEE
This book is beatiful in its layout and composition, as well as the concepts presented ... and it's helping me see and create more pleasing compositions in my world - both in my physical environment and with my photography.

Altazor (Wesleyan Poetry)

1 review
Vicente Huidobro

Wesleyan, 2004

Poetry for People Who Love Avant-Garde Latin American Poetry
Altazor is probably Vicente Huidobro's best poem. Who's Vicente Huidobro you ask? The least known of the top echelon of Latin American avant-garde (or "vanguardista" in Spanish) poets of the 20th century. Impressive enough in Spanish, with its incredible wordplay and thought-provoking imagery, what's more impressive is Eliot Weinberger's translation. He's the only one who's ever published a ...

Short Stories by the Generation of 1898/Cuentos de la Generacion de 1898: A Dual-Language Book (Dual-Language ...

1 review
Miguel de Unamuno, Ramon del Valle-Inclan, ...

Dover Publications, 2004

Generation of 1898
Valuable introduction to a key period of Spanish literatur. Blasco's regional stories were amongst his best work. Basque, Pio Baroja, is much neglected in England, as is Unamuno. The other authors are not to be found easily in English. Dual-language presentation has a direct simplicity for students. Good introduction and translation in this volume. Dover Publications are always well-produced. ...

Vicente Emilio Sojo Works for Guitar, Volume 3
Vicente Emilio Sojo ; transcribed by Irina Kircher & Alfonso Montes

Dave Mallison, 2002

Vincente Emilio Sojo is one of the most influential composers in Venezuela s history. He was not only a composer, but also a senator in the government. He composed many well- known works, and was one of the best music teachers of his time. These six Venezuelan dances from the 19th century have been transcribed for two guitars by Irina Kircher and Alfonso Montes and are in standard notation only. Text is in English, Spanish, and French.

Contracting Colonialism: Translation and Christian Conversion in Tagalog Society Under Early Spanish Rule

4 reviews
Vicente L. Rafael

Duke University Press, 1993

Literal Soul Studies
The syncretic religion of the Philippines has often been seen as a failure to fully grasp a chosen truth. In Contracting Colonialism, Rafael is able to clarify this misunderstanding with a combination of historical accounts and a powerful insight. With this book, Vincente Rafael not only presents an excellent exercise for the mind, but he also establishes a strong reason for Spain's ...

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