Is perfecto all that perfecto in Chile? When you "throw out the chicken" are you sorting house pets or leaving town? Castilian Spanish may be the official language of Chile, but daily life is served w
A majestic mountain system in south-central Europe, the Alps form an arc spanning almost 750 miles from the Mediterranean Sea through northern Italy and southeast France, Switzerland, southern Germany
Concise, convenient and teeming with useful vocabulary words in the target language, this handy dictionary makes effective communication a snap. The compact size allows travellers, students and busine
A former combat historian, Alexander has written several military histories. Originally published in hardcover in 1992 (Henry Holt and Company), his account of Stonewall Jackson appears reprinted here
Independent scholar Lavin considers New Mexico's past as a trajectory rather than a series of disparate events. This approach provides a satisfying historical, political, social and economic review, w
Russian-American marriages reflect many of the same issues and problems of other inter-cultural marriages, but at the same time face some unique challenges. Since the publication of the first edition
The accidental discovery in the 17th century of a Jewish community in the city of Kaifeng, and the findings there by Jesuit missionaries, marked the beginning of widespread interest in the subject of
