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Originally published in 1991. This book concerns the reception and
spread of American-style progressivism in post-Fascist Italy. It
places educational reconstruction in fuller historical perspective
referring to newly-available archival sources. Documenting the
Allied input to reconstruction efforts and the response of the
Italian bureaucrats and the Church, the book shows the struggle
over schooling that sheds light on other political and social
questions in this period. This is an in-depth study of the
Anglo-American reconstruction policy in education which is a
substantial contribution to understanding America's post-war
cultural and social influence throughout Western European society.
This book is a panorama of texts translated from nearly a dozen
languages on the ayahuasca experience, including indigenous mythic
narratives and testimonies, religious hymns, as well as stories
related by western travellers, scientists and writers who have had
contact with ayahuasca in different contexts. In addition to
contributions from Wade Davis, Dennis McKenna and Richard Spruce,
this new edition includes essays from Graham Hancock, Jeremy Narby,
Susana Bustos, Michael Winkelman and a new section on ayahuasca
art. This backlist classic, also, includes contributions from
leaders of the global ayahuasca movement, making this the most
up-to-date collection of authoritative writings on the subject ever
published, an essential reference for anthropology, ethnobotany and
Latin American literature studies.
Throughout its history Nicaragua has been plagued by corruption,
social and racial inequality, civil unrest, and foreign
interference. Yet despite being the second poorest nation in South
America, Nicaragua maintains a rich and vibrant culture that
reflects its strong Catholic devotion, diverse indigenous roots,
and overwhelming zest for life. Culture and Customs of Nicaragua
introduces students and general readers to Nicaragua's unique blend
of religious and traditional holidays, so numerous that the country
is said to be in a constant state of celebration; its growing film
industry; its many styles of dance, the popular "street theatre"
open to all bystanders; important contributions to Spanish
literature, local cuisines, architecture, social norms, and more.
Readers learn what it is like to live in one of Latin America's
most disillusioned countries but also discover the passionate
culture that defines and sustains the Nicaraguan people.
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Poet in New York (Paperback, New Ed)
Federico Garcia Lorca; Edited by Christopher Maurer; Introduction by Christopher Maurer; Translated by Greg Simon, Steven F. White
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'There has been no more terribly acute critic of America than this steel-conscious and death-conscious Spaniard, with his curious passion for the modernities of nickel and tinfoil and nitre . . .' So wrote Conrad Aiken of Lorca's violent response to the New York he encountered as a student at Columbia University in 1929 and 1930. Born and brought up in Andalusia, Lorca's reaction to the brutality and loneliness of the vast city was one of amazement and indignation. His poetry moved away from the lyricism of the early Romanceros and became a vehicle for experimental techniques through which he expressed tortured feelings of alienation and dislocation. Based on a new edition of the original text, Greg Simon's and Steven White's new translation brings to life Lorca's arresting imagery. Christopher Maurer, a leading authority on Lorca's work, provides an enlightening introduction placing Poet in New York in context, and there are translations of Lorca's letters as well as a lecture he gave about the work. Illustrated with archive photographs, this comprehensive volume will make Lorca's masterpiece available to a whole new generation of readers.
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