Teoría musical y armonía moderna

Munif toma un oasis de Arabia y lo convierte en el espejo de sus habitantes. La novela es, en su conjunto, un retrato meticuloso y paciente de la sociedad beduina, y es una metáfora que muestra la revolución social, económica y política que siguió al descubrimiento del petróleo, la destrucción del equilibrio entre el hombre y la naturaleza, del choque entre los países árabes ricos y pobres, así como de la complicidad de Gran Bretaña y Estados Unidos para asegurar su influencia en la zona. La naturaleza y el ritmo de vida beduina van retirándose a la par que sus códigos morales,...

Even young readers were likely saturated with exposure to Hillary Clinton over the course of the 2016 presidential election. But do they really know who she is and what she has accomplished? This volume bridges the gap between current news stories and what elementary readers really know about the first female presidential candidate. By illuminating the life and story of this powerhouse of politics, young readers can learn and be inspired by a story of perseverance, service to others, and commitment to beliefs. With a vivid, age-appropriate narrative, this much-needed volume is sure to be...

The United States grew rapidly from the time of the Louisiana Purchase to the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. All of this expansion came at the expense of Native American populations that had either lived in the region for centuries or been forced there from ancestral homes in the East. Tribes memorably fought on their own and together in an doomed effort to retain the land and a lifestyle that had long sustained their families. This book outlines some of the major conflicts of the Westward Expansion, and of the treaties and were signed, and often broken, by representatives of the...

"Estos son los poemas breves de su epoca de juventud, que fueron anos de enamoramientos y de actividad rebelde contra Somoza. Algunos de estos poemas son amorosos y otros politicos, y tambien algunos a la vez amorosos y politicos."