1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457996203321

Titolo

Acknowledged legislator : critical essays on the poetry of Martín Espada / / edited by Edward J. Carvalho

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-61147-959-2

1-61147-642-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (357 p.)

Disciplina

811/.54

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Permissions; Contents; Key to Espada Title Abbreviations: Ordered by Publication History, 1982-2012; Preface; Introduction; I: "My Name Is Espada": Author Profile; Chapter One: Martín Espada; II: "[T]o give history a human face":1 Historical Memory and Political Resistance; Chapter Two: The Republic of Memory; Chapter Three: Martín Espada; Chapter Four: Undoing Macho; Chapter Five: Muse on First; Chapter Six: A Poetry like Ammunition; III: Compañero: Labor Advocacy, Economic Concerns, and Class Consciousness; Chapter Seven: "Heart of Hunger"; Chapter Eight: "[T]he black braid of names"

Chapter Nine: From the Inner City to the Cotton FieldsIV: "The poets must speak":1 Postscripts and Epilogue; Chapter Ten: La tumba de Buenaventura Roig; Chapter Eleven: The Poet Is a Historian, the Poem Is a Record; Chapter Twelve: A Visit to the Bakery; Chapter Thirteen: The Great Bell in Martín Espada's Chest; Works Cited; Index; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

Acknowledged Legislator: Critical Essays on the Poetry of Martín Espada is the first-ever edited collection on poet and activist Martín Espada. With the aid of contributions by established scholars who have a specialized interest in the poet's life and work, its principal aim is to argue for a long overdue critical awareness of and cultural appreciation for Espada and his body of writing.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910621300403321

Titolo

The Blackwell handbook of entrepreneurship / / edited by Donald L. Sexton, Hans Landström, in conjunction with the School of Business and Entrepreneurship at Nova Southeastern University [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Business, 2000

ISBN

1-4051-6421-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxiv, 468 p. ) : ill. ;

Collana

Handbooks in management

Altri autori (Persone)

SextonDonald L

LandströmHans

Disciplina

658.4/21

Soggetti

Entrepreneurship

Case studies.

Electronic books

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Learning together : national differences in entrepreneurship research / Howard Aldrich -- Conceptual and empirical challenges in the study of firm growth / Per Davidsson and Johan Wiklund -- The intersection of entrepreneurship and strategic management research / Michael Hitt and R. Duane Ireland -- Research mimicking policy : entrepreneurship/small business policy research in the United States / William Dennis Jr. -- SME policy in Europe / Dennis De -- Entrepreneurship in Germany / David Audretsch -- Regulatory policies and their impact on SMEs in Europe : the case of administrative burdens / Robert van der Horst, Andre Nijsen and Selcuk Gulhan -- The climate for entrepreneurship in European countries in transition / Josef Mugler -- Six steps to heaven : evaluating the impact of public policies to support small businesses in developed economies / David Storey -- Financing growth : recent developments in the European scene / Rik Donckels -- Informal venture capital and the financing of emergent growth businesses / Colin Mason and Richard Harrison -- Venture capital and growth / Sophie Manigart and Harry Sapienza -- Venture capital financing of entrepreneurship : theory, empirical evidence and a



research agenda / Raphael Amit, James Brander and Christoph Zott -- Entrepreneurial teams and venture growth / Sue Birley and Simon Stockley -- Managing growth transitions : theoretical perspectives and research directions / J.B. (Ben) Arbaugh and S. Michael Camp -- Growth of technology-based new firms / Erkko Autio -- Entrepreneurship and high-technology clusters / Arnold Cooper and Timothy Folta -- Networking and entrepreneurial growth / Bengt Johannisson -- Strategic alliances as vehicles for international growth / Mark Weaver -- An entrepreneurial slant to franchise research / Frank Hoy, John Stanworth and David Purdy -- Remaining issues and suggestions for further research / Hans Landström and Donald L. Sexton.

Sommario/riassunto

"The Blackwell Handbook of Entrepreneurship brings together the best researchers in the USA and Europe to review the most up-to-date thinking on crucial topics in entrepreneurship studies. It is the first book to combine the research activities of Europe and the USA, and reflects cutting-edge research with a multicultural perspective."--Jacket.