Carreño de Miranda

Politicians today in both Europe and the United States have succeeded in casting government spending as reckless wastefulness that has made the economy worse. In contrast, they have advanced a policy of draconian budget cuts--austerity--to solve the financial crisis. We are told that we have all lived beyond our means and now need to tighten our belts. This view conveniently forgets where all that debt came from. Not from an orgy of government spending, but as the direct result of bailing out, recapitalizing, and adding liquidity to the broken banking system. Through these actions private...

Gender studies of Spain has thus far focused almost exclusively on women, leaving the social and political history of male homosexuality virtually untouched. "'Los Invisibles'" fills this significant gap in the study of Spanish culture by analyzing the effects of medical and legal regulation on male homosexuals. Drawing from the discourse of medical history, Richard Cleminson and Francisco Vazquez Garcia evaluate the impact of psychiatry, education, race, and the growth of gay subcultures on cultural representations of homosexuality in this pioneering study.

La ratita Tecla deja su casa en la gran ciudad para visitar a su amiga Flora, que vive en una hermosa pradera. Las dos esperan pasárselo a lo grande, pero Tecla descubrirá pronto que el campo no es un lugar tan tranquilo como parece a primera vista.

Este libro ofrece una introducción a todas formas de vida en el océano y discute como el hombre ha dañado su ambiente.