The Lost Cinema of Mexico: From Lucia Libra to Cine Familiar and Other Churros
Editor: Brian Price
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Many films critics have considered the 1960s-1980s to be a time of poor quality in Mexican film. The authors reexamine the lost films of this period and what they teach about the cultural shifts of the time.
In this magical realism thriller sequel, private eye Inspector Dolores Morales' search for a missing girl leads him to a scandal of national proportions. These precarious discoveries put Inspector Morales in danger, pursued by national intelligence, with an uncertain future awaiting him.
Healthcare in Latin America: History, Society, Culture
Douglas J. Weatherford, editor
Publisher: University Press of Florida
The political identity of Latin American countries is woven together with their healthcare histories. The authors also analyze healthcare topics through depictions in film and literature within these countries.
While Latter-day Saints firmly believe in the authority of the Bible, the way they interpret the Bible tends to differ from mainstream Christianity. This text closes the gap between these interpretations by explaining the Bible's role in Latter-day Saint history.
The history of Wales and of Welsh publishing are closely tied together. An analysis of ancient welsh texts shows how a persistent group of people banded together as a nation to defend their way of life and how their literary reach has gone far beyond Wales.
Discovery & Wonder: The Harry F. Bruning Collection at Brigham Young University
Jack Stoneman
Publisher: Harold B. Lee Library
In addition to highlighting twelve centuries of rare books, manuscripts, and maps from Byu's Bruning Collection, the authors delve into the history of the collector Harry F. Bruning and his surprising connection to Taichiro Morinaga, Japan's first Western-style candy manufacturer.
Returning Home: Diné Creative Works form the Intermountain Indian School
James R. Swensen and Michael P. Taylor
Publisher: The University of Arizona Press
At the Intermountain Indian School from 1950 to 1984, assimilation efforts attempted to remove students' cultural ties. However, these students found ways to maintain their Diné culture through creative works such as art poetry (many are included in this volume).
An English translation of silent film star Asia Nielsen's autobiography containing her thoughts about her career in film, with occasional editorial notes to provide context.
Learning Korean teaches you the basics of the Korean language, including practical daily conversations and vocabulary, and enables you to begin communicating effectively right away.
Asian American Literature: An Encyclopedia for Students
Editor: Keith Lawrence
Publisher: Bloomsbury
This book is an invaluable resource for students curious to know more about Asian North American writers, texts, and the issues and drives that motivate their writing.
In Fatal, her most personal collection yet, Kimberly Johnson reflects on ways in which we are imperiled, this life dealing out even in its "small and common" events so many shocks and wounds that we are marked by our having lived it.
Contemporary Italian Diversity in Critical and Fictional Narratives
Edited by Marie Orton, Graziella Parati, and Ron Kubati
Publisher: Roman & Littlefield
This book is about identity - individual and national - and belonging. It is also an affirmation of diversity. This volume contains articles that analyze the literature of migration as well as creative pieces by recognized authors who have a lived experience of migration.
Questions and Answers on the Avatamsaka-sutra: An Early Korean HwaeomText
Editor and translator: Richard D. McBride II
Publisher:
Hawai’i Press A critical edition and annotated translation of an early Korean Buddhist text from the Hwaeom tradition of doctrinal Buddhism. This text comprises lectures from the monk Using compiled by his disciple Jitong.
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Clement Marot's Epistles
Editor and translator: Robert J. Hudson
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
The epistles of Renaissance poet Clement Marat, translated into English and set to verse. The translation honors both meter and rhyme scheme.
Manual de fonética e fonologia da língua portuguesa
Willis C. Fails and J. Halvor Clegg
Publisher: Routledge
Written entirely in Portuguese, Manual de fonética e fonologia da língua portuguesa presents an accurate yet accessible introduction to Portuguese phonetics and phonology.