Paradigmas y polifuncionalidad

Aimed at third-year students of Spanish, this book fills a need not met by other Spanish conversation textbooks. It facilitates lively and meaningful conversations via a variety of texts, including newspaper and journal articles, short stories, and passages from novels, as well as visual material and detailed guides for three films and novels. The texts have universal resonance and are designed to complement and enrich each other. A wide assortment of creative activities enhances comprehension, analysis, spontaneous discussion, and role-playing. The book includes online resources for each...

A concise, useful volume containing more than 12,000 entries; includes more than 60,000 synonyms and 10,000 antonyms.

Transición is an intermediate to advanced Spanish language textbook which focuses on the transition to democracy in Spain after Franco's regime. The textbook helps students to build critical thinking skills and to analyze unfamiliar topics through an engaging variety of authentic readings, guided discussions, and writing activities on Spain's recent history. Each chapter incorporates an episode of Cuéntame cómo pasó, a Spanish TV series, which is included on DVD. This book fits the needs of students who are interested in Spanish as well as political science, international relations, or...

Este libro constituye un significativo aporte a la discusión sobre el largo conflicto interno, político y armado, que ha azotado a Colombia durante los últimos cincuenta años y la constante búsqueda del pueblo colombiano por conseguir una solución política que lleve a la paz con justicia social. Ofrece una perspectiva histórica del conflicto, así como análisis teórico desde una perspectiva de izquierda, como lo define el propio autor, y analiza el papel del militarismo, impulsado y respaldado por los Estados Unidos.