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Autore |
Randle Janice W |
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Titolo |
Issues in the Spanish-speaking world [[electronic resource] /] / Janice W. Randle |
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Westport, Conn. : , : Greenwood Press, , 2003 |
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New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2024 |
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ISBN |
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979-84-00-67316-0 |
1-282-34002-6 |
9786612340024 |
0-313-09128-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (296 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Latin America Politics and government 21st century |
Latin America Social conditions 21st century |
Spain Politics and government 21st century |
Spain Social conditions 21st century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The ""Best"" Spanish; 2. The Bullfight; 3. The Spanish Monarchy; 4. Columbus and the ""New"" World; 5. Alcohol, Tobacco, Drugs and La Vida Loca; 6. The Environment; 7. Population; 8. Gender; 9. Indigenous Rights; 10. Colombia and the War on Drugs; 11. The Basque Question; 12. Immigration; 13. Catholicism; 14. Peace and Justice; Notes; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Spanish language classes now have a reference source to encourage critical thinking and debate important, current topics in Spain, Mexico, and the rest of Latin and South America. Issues in the Spanish-Speaking World offers 14 original and engaging chapters, each introducing a major issue in the headlines and providing pro and con positions for student debate, papers, and class presentations.||Highlights include the Basque question, indigenous rights, the Christopher Columbus controversy, bullfighting, and the war on drugs in Colombia. Each chapter concludes with a Resource Guide and useful vo |
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