Socialismo Y El Hombre En Cuba
Here, Che Guevara's classic work on social change and human nature, reviewing the early years of Cuba's revolution and analyzing the role of the individual in transforming the social, economic, and political structures of capitalist society. It is one of the most important political and philosophical documents to emerge from the Cuban Revolution and the 1960s, featuring photographs taken by Che in Cuba.
Guerra O Paz En Colombia?
This is a critical interpretation of the fifty years of unresolved conflict and civil war in Colombia, analyzing the role of the United States and the war on drugs, the right-wing paramilitaries and the left-wing guerrilla movements, and finally discussing the real possibilities for achieving peace. Carlos Lozano is a journalist and the editor of Colombia's only left-wing daily newspaper, Voz.
Introduccion al pensamiento socialista/ Introduction to Socialist Thinking
This is a clear, accessible, and highly informative history of socialist thought, seen from a uniquely Latin American perspective.Includes excerpts from the great rebel thinkers, including Karl Marx, Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, Rosa Luxemburg, Jos矇 Carlos Mari獺tegui, Camilo Torres, Roque Dalton, Jean-Paul Sartre, Julio Antonio Mella, Antonio Gramsci, Albert Einstein, and more.
Club Prisma Nivel inicial A1, Carpeta de recursos para el profesor/ Club Prisma Initial Le
Fascismos Paralelos
Prompted by the events of 9/11 in New York, Argentine journalist Jorge Timossi revisits the coup in Chile on the same date three decades earlier. Timossi was himself an eyewitness to the military takeover against the popular, democratically elected government of Salvador Allende--a coup blessed by the Nixon administration. This book condemns terrorism in all its guises.
La Revoluci=n Del Otro Mundo
To what extent must socialism be the goal of the movement against neoliberalism today? Reflecting on five decades of revolution in Cuba and the collapse of socialism in Europe, the author considers whether Cuba was an exception to the rule or a precursor of future struggles for national sovereignty.
Che En La Memoria De Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro writes with great candor and emotion about his historic political partnership with Che Guevara, which changed the face of Cuba and Latin America. He creates a vivid portrait of Che, the man, the revolutionary, and the intellectual--revealing much about his own inimitable character. This new edition contains a frank assessment of Che's ill-fated Bolivian mission.
Che Guevara Y La Revolucion Latinoamericana
Manuel Pi簽eiro, conocido como "Barbarroja", fue por d矇cadas una figura de gran misterio. Como jefe de la Inteligencia cubana primero y despu矇s del Departamento Am矇rica del Comit矇 Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba, Pi簽eiro supervis籀 las operaciones cubanas en apoyo a los movimientos de liberaci籀n en todos los continentes, en especial en Am矇rica Latina y ?frica. En esta tarea, colabor籀 de manera muy cercana con Che Guevara en las misiones del Congo y Bolivia.Pi簽eiro habl籀 p繳blicamente por primera vez en 1997, durante el 30 Aniversario de la muerte del Che. Este libro incluye nuevas y extraordinarias revelaciones acerca del papel de Cuba en Am矇rica Latina, as穩 como profundas valoraciones sobre la vida y el legado de Che Guevara.
Punta Del Este
To check growing rebellion in Latin America after the Cuban Revolution, at Punta del Este in 1961 John F. Kennedy initiated the Alliance for Progress--a program for free trade and development. Che Guevara, representing the Cuban government, condemned the plan as a new strategy of domination. The book echoes today's debate provoked by President Ch獺vez's proposal for an alternative Latin American trade bloc.
America Latina Entre Siglos/ Latin America In Between Centuries
A comprehensive analysis of contemporary Latin American politics and the deepening conflict with the United States today, updated to consider the significance of the election of Evo Morales in Bolivia, the formation of a Latin American trade bloc to counter the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), and the heightened conflict between Venezuela's Hugo Ch獺vez and the Bush administration.
Louise Michel
Louise Michel was the incendiary leader of the Paris Commune in 1871, when the city's population rose up to establish a short-lived workers' government. Feminist, anarchist, and irrepressible rebel, "The Red Virgin" spent much of her life on the run, in exile, or in jail. Features commentaries by Emma Goldman, Bertolt Brecht, Sheila Rowbotham, Howard Zinn, Victor Hugo, and Karl Marx.
The Red-hot Book of Spanish Slang and Idioms
Don't sound like una momia--add a little sizzle to your Spanish!If someone called you tragaldabas would you be insulted or flattered? If you shouted 癒Mota! in the street, would you expected to get a cab or get arrested? Thanks to The Red-Hot Book of Spanish Slang and Idioms, you'll always know your tejemaneje (scheme) from your merequetengue (mess) no matter where you find yourself in the Spanish-speaking world. Five thousand words and phrases--plus helpful hints as to what's cordial and what's vulgar--keep you in sync with Spanish slang.Spanish to Englishni簽os popis (upper-class kids) Spoiled bratsContigo ni a China me voy. (I'm not even going to China with you) You're impossibleLa cruda (rawness) HangoverEnglish to SpanishUgly as sin ser un espantap獺jaro (to be a scarecrow)To be lucky tener leche (to have milk)Why are you staring at me? 聶Tengo monos en la cara? (Do I have monkeys on my face?)
Socialismo, Liberacion Y Democracia
Socialism, Liberation and Democracy: In the Furnace of the 1990s is a long-overdue analysis of Cuban society today, written by one of Cuba's leading intellectuals. Fernando Mart穩nez Heredia argues that with four decades of experience to draw on, the -island's civil society could be an extraordinary, revolutionary force.
Random House Webster's Dictionary
Now in a revised and updated second edition, Random House's best-selling bilingual dictionary is ideal for students, businesspeople and travelers. Pronunciations are shown for Spanish and English, with detailed guides to the pronunciation of both languages. It provides International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) pronunciations for Spanish and English, through coverage of general and specialized vocabulary, and many new words and meanings, such as movil/celular (cellular phone), buscapersonas/bip (pager), biodiversidad (biodiversity), ciberspacio (cyberspace) and hoja doe calculo (spreadsheet). This comprehensive and easy-to-use reference includes: Over 145,000 definitions of words and phrases European and Western Hemisphere Spanish Guides to pronunciation of Spanish and English American English spelling and vocabulary The most current Spanish spellings, reflecting the alphabetization rules of the Spanish language academics
A los muertos no les gusta la fotografia/ Dead People Don't Like Photography
SpeakEasy's Survival Spanish for Social Services
Survival Spanish for Social Services is designed for adults working in any area of the social services profession. No experience in the Spanish language is needed for success. This book contains hundreds of vocabulary words and phrases used by social workers every day along with easy-to-use pronunciation guides. Our streamlined pronunciation guides get help you begin speaking Spanish almost immediately and with confidence. The SpeakEasy Spanish (TM) method was developed by one of the nation's leading experts in adult language acquisition, Myelita Melton. Her method of building links between English and Spanish takes the foreign quality out of the language learning process. At SpeakEasy Spanish communication is more important than conjugation and what you learn is aimed directly at what you do. You'll be surprised at the progress you make when you learn the SpeakEasy Spanish (TM) way.
SpeakEasy’s Survival Spanish for Pharmacists
"Survival Spanish for Pharmacists" is designed for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who want to learn Spanish phrases that will elevate their level of patient care. Part of the industry-specific SpeakEasy Spanish (TM) series, "Survival Spanish for Pharmacists" is designed for adult beginners with no previous experience in the Spanish language. "Survival Spanish for Pharmacists" includes chapters on basic medications, common complaints, illnesses, symptoms, side effects, dispensing instructions, diabetes, and phrases which can be used in a retail environment. Much of the vocabulary included in the book was suggested by pharmacists we have trained in the field. At SpeakEasy Spanish (TM) we believe that the Spanish you learn must be relevant to what you do so you will use it often. Vocabulary is presented with easy-to-use pronunciation guides which build skills quickly and easily. We also provide examples of basic language principles which connect English and Spanish. This method takes the "foreign" quality out of the language learning process. Then, we also focus on communication rather than old-fashioned conjugation so that learning is a more natural process. You'll be surprised at the progress you make when you learn the SpeakEasy Spanish (TM) way!
Prisma Progresa Nivel B1 Ejercicios/ prisma Progress Level B1 Exercises
Guerra Fria / Cold War
This is CNN's astonishingly frank interview with Fidel Castro, in which he makes some remarkable revelations. Far from being a proxy for Moscow, Castro says Cuba's support for liberation movements in Latin America and Africa was a "constant source of disagreement.""If a Soviet-Cuban master plan had really existed, we would have won the Cold War!" Fidel Castro says.Available in English as Cold War (ISBN 1-876175-77-X)
El Gran Debate
What is the relevance of Marxist economics in the post-Soviet era? As minister of industry in the early years of the Cuban Revolution, Che Guevara initiated an unprecedented and controversial debate on the economic challenges of the "transition to socialism." Here, Che Guevara discusses with leading international political economists, including Charles Bettelheim and Ernest Mandel, a humanist approach to socialist economic structures.Available in English as The Great Debate on Political Economy (ISBN 1-876175-54-0)
Manifiesto
Four famous rebels present a radical vision of a better world in three texts--Marx and Engels' Communist Manifesto, Rosa Luxemburg's Reform or Revolution, and Che Guevara's Socialism and Man--offering a passion, inspiration, and optimism that will resonate with a new generation.Features a preface by Adrienne Rich, considering the relevance of Marx and Marxism today and an introduction by Armando Hart.Available in English as Manifesto: Three Classic Essays (ISBN 1-876175-98-2)
Ni da igual, ni da lo mismo/ It's Not Equal, It's Not The Same
Vidas Rebeldes/rebel Lives
聶Qui矇n es Antonio Gramsci? Te籀rico y activista marxista, reconocido revolucionario italiano cuyo pensamiento se ha tornado c矇lebre a nivel mundial, constituye uno de esos "imprescindibles" de los que hablaba Bertolt Brecht.Los escritos de Gramsci son le穩dos, consultados, estudiados e interpretados con pasi籀n por miles y miles de j籀venes en todos los continentes del mundo y en todos los idiomas. Las nuevas generaciones que actualmente se manifiestan por "otro mundo posible" y contra la globalizaci籀n capitalista, sus guerras imperialistas y su dominaci籀n cultural, tienen en Gramsci a un compa簽ero y a un gu穩a inspirador. El socialismo del siglo XXI tiene en sus trabajos una fuente imprescindible.
Pasajes De La Guerra Revolucionaria
Pasajes de la guerra revolucionaria es un escrito clasico que recuenta la guerra popular que transformo a un pueblo entero, y transformo al mismo Che--desde medico de las tropas a revolucionario reconocido a trav矇s del mundo. Con un prefacio de Aleida Guevara, hija de Che Guevara, y una nueva edici籀n que incluye las correcciones proprias del autor.Che Guevara's classic account of the 1956-58 guerrilla movement against the Batista dictatorship in Cuba. Here, the dramatic art and acute perceptiveness evident in Che Guevara's early diaries fully blossom in this highly readable and often entertaining account of the guerrilla war that led to the 1959 Cuban Revolution. One of two books on which Steven Soderbergh and Benicio Del Toro have based their new Che movie.
Conquistar La Justicia
The story of the 1976 terrorist bombing of a Cubana airplane leaving Barbados, killing all 73 passengers (including Cuba's Olympic fencing team). Four men were arrested in Venezuela, including two former CIA Cuban agents, suggesting US complicity in the attack, one of whom, Juan Posada Carriles recently sought asylum in the United States where an extradition case is pending.
El Diario Del Che En Bolivia
Che's diary of the fateful Bolivia mission. Now revised by Che's widow and with a preface by his son Camilo, this is the definitive account of the attempt to spark a continent-wide revolution in Latin America--the basis of Steven Soderbergh biopic on Che Guevara starring Benicio Del Toro. El 繳ltimo de los diarios del Che, encontrado en su mochila en octubre de1967, se convirti籀 de forma instant獺nea en uno de sus libros m獺sc矇lebre. La edici籀n que se le entrega al lector ha sido revisada e incluye unprefacio de su hijo mayor, Camilo Guevara, as穩 c籀mo algunas fotos in矇ditas de lacontienda.
Easy Spanish Step-by-Step
A proven grammar-based approach that gets you communicating in Spanish with confidence, right awayEasy Spanish Step by Step proves that a solid grounding in grammar basics is the key to mastering a second language. Grammatical rules and concepts are clearly explained in order of importance, and more than 300 verbs and key terms are introduced on the basis of frequency. Numerous exercises and engaging readings help learners quickly build their Spanish speaking and comprehension prowess.
Pimsleur Conversational Spanish
Pimsleur(R) equals success. Just one 30-minute lesson a day gets you speaking and understanding like no other program. This course includes Lessons 1-16 from the Spanish Level 1 program - 8 hours of audio-only effective language learning with real-life spoken practice sessions. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation. Practice for vocabulary introduced in previous lessons is included in each lesson. Topics include: greetings, numbers, meals, shopping, telling time, scheduling activities, and asking and giving directions. The emphasis is on pronunciation and comprehension, and on learning to speak Spanish. The Spanish LanguageSpanish is the official language of 19 Latin American nations, as well as Spain, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba. Further, it's one of the six official languages recognized by the United Nations. Pimsleur's Spanish programs teach an educated Latin American Spanish, featuring speakers from Colombia and Mexico. Students can expect to understand the lessons clearly and to be understood by Spanish speakers everywhere.
The Big Red Book Of Spanish Vocabulary
A new, and dramaticallyimproved, three-prongedapproach to learning SpanishvocabularyThe Big Red Book of Spanish Vocabularyis much, much more than a Spanish vocabularyreference! This unique and completeresource combines three complementaryapproaches to vocabulary building--cognates, root families, and suffixes--toinstantly increase word familiarity and aidmemorization.Whether for active face-to-face communicationor passive comprehension of written orspoken words, an in-depth knowledge ofvocabulary is the key to foreign languagemastery. The Big Red Book of SpanishVocabulary makes acquiring this masterysimpler and more straightforward than everbefore by providing: An extensive thematic list of Spanishcognates and an alphabetic glossary ofSpanish root families--both with morethan 14,000 entries A comprehensive listing of the 130 mostcommon Spanish suffixes, with 4,000common examples A frequency index listing the 5,000 mostfrequently used words in Spanish An alphabetic index cross-referencingevery entry in the root, suffix, andfrequency sections
Fidel En La Memoria del Joven Que Es
A new edition of an exclusive collection of Fidel Castro's own remarkably frank writings about his childhood and formative years, exposing the driving forces behind the Cuban Revolution and revealing much about the young Fidel Castro himself.Also includes an extraordinary selection of photos of Fidel as a young child and his final school report.Available in English as My Early Years (ISBN 1-920888-09-8)
Spanish-american Short Stories/cuentos Hispanoamericanos
These seventeen stories from the Caribbean and Central and South America encompass a tremendous variety of subjects, settings, moods, and styles -- from worldly sophistication to outright savagery. Ranging in publication dates from 1867 to 1922, each story is by a different writer from a different country. All are well-known names in Spanish-American literature -- Rub矇n Dar穩o, Jos矇 Mart穩, Amado Nervo, R籀mulo Gallegos, and Ricardo Palma -- some of whom are otherwise distinguished as novelists, poets, diplomats, and statesmen.This dual-language edition features an informative introduction and ample footnotes, making it not only a pleasure to read but also a valuable educational aid for students and teachers of Spanish-American literature.
Gramatica basica del espanol con Ejercicios/ Basic Spanish Grammar with Exercices
Diferencias de usos gramaticales entre espanol peninsular y espanol de america/Grammatical
Chilenismos
Chile is known for having created an enormous amount of distinct words and expressions. Consequently, the Spanish spoken in Chile is frequently indiscernible to gringos and native Spanish speakers alike. This dictionary and phrasebook collects over 1,500 of these terms and idioms, known as "Chilenismos," and expresses them in simple English. The book also explores the roots of Chilenismos and explains the grammatical constructions and idiosyncratic speech patterns particular to Chileans. This is an ideal guide for tourists, businesspeople, and anyone who plans to spend time in Chile.
Just Enough Spanish
The perfect Spanish phrase book for when you want to know just enough to enjoy yourself abroadYour ideal companion while traveling in Spanish-speaking countries--especially if you are a first-timer with little or no foreign language experience--this handy, pocket-size guide packs all the punch of bigger references in a much more concise, user-friendly format. While Just Enough Spanish covers all the standard phrase book topics--including everything from days, months, currencies, and clothing sizes to food, shelter, and medical assistance--its quick-reference format and at-a-glance Q&A examples make it easier than ever to find just the right word or phrase for just about every occasion.This second edition is thoroughly revised and now includes currency updates and coverage of the latest changes in travel--such as using ATMs for currency exchanges.
Vox Everyday Spanish And English Dictionary
Clear, instant access to everyday Spanish from the leading brand in bilingual dictionaries worldwideWhether it's for travel, work, or study, you want an everyday Spanish/English dictionary that gives you instant access to the meanings of all essential terms you're likely to encounter in the media or on the street. You want guidance on pronunciation, usage, and verb conjugations, supplemented with real-world examples. And you don't want to sacrifice legibility for portability. Look no further: Vox Everyday Spanish and English Dictionary gives you all that and much more.Revised and updated to reflect Spanish as it is spoken today, this new edition of the Vox classic contains three times as many headwords as the first edition and thorough coverage of the latest trends and technologies. It also features a new layout designed for maximum legibility and ease of use.As at home in your suitcase, book bag, or briefcase as it is in your personal reference library, this little powerhouse gives you: More than 38,000 high-frequency headwords, phrases, and expressions and 60,000 translationsNumerous example sentences showing correct usageComprehensive coverage of both European and Latin-American SpanishAll irregular Spanish verbs cross-referenced to model conjugation tables
