José de Acosta, S.J. (1540-1600)

José de Acosta, S.J. (1540-1600)

Author: Claudio M. Burgaleta

Publisher: Loyola Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13:

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This biography of Jesuit missionary and humanist Jose de Acosta provides a new look at his influential writing, which would later become the foundation for liberation theology.


Humanities

Humanities

Author: Lawrence Boudon

Publisher: University of Texas Press

Published: 2002-08-01

Total Pages: 978

ISBN-13: 9780292709102

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Beginning with volume 41 (1979), the University of Texas Press became the publisher of the Handbook of Latin American Studies, the most comprehensive annual bibliography in the field. Compiled by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress and annotated by a corps of more than 130 specialists in various disciplines, the Handbook alternates from year to year between social sciences and humanities. The Handbook annotates works on Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and the Guianas, Spanish South America, and Brazil, as well as materials covering Latin America as a whole. Most of the subsections are preceded by introductory essays that serve as biannual evaluations of the literature and research under way in specialized areas. The Handbook of Latin American Studies is the oldest continuing reference work in the field. Lawrence Boudon became the editor in 2000. The subject categories for Volume 58 are as follows: Electronic Resources for the Humanities Art History (including ethnohistory) Literature (including translations from the Spanish and Portuguese) Philosophy: Latin American Thought Music


Decadent Modernity

Decadent Modernity

Author: Michela Coletta

Publisher: Liverpool Latin American Studi

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 1786941317

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How did Latin Americans represent their own countries as modern? Through a comparative analysis of Argentina, Uruguay and Chile, the book investigates four themes that were central to definitions of Latin American modernity at the turn of the twentieth century: race, the autochthonous, education, and aesthetics.


Cuban Modernism

Cuban Modernism

Author: Victor Deupi

Publisher: Birkhäuser

Published: 2021-02-08

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 3035616442

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In the 20th century, modern architecture thrived in Cuba and a wealth of buildings was realized prior to the revolution 1959 and in its wake. The designs comprise luxurious nightclubs and stylish hotels, sports facilities, elegant private homes and apartment complexes. Drawing on the vernacular, their architects defined a way to be modern and Cuban at the same time – creating an architecture oscillating between tradition and avantgarde. Audacious concrete shells, curving ramps, elegant brises-soleils and a fluidity of interior and exterior spaces are characteristic of an airy, often colorful architecture well-suited to life in the tropics. New photographs and drawings were specially prepared for this publication. A biographical survey portraits the 40 most important Cuban architects of the era.