Hundreds of symbols and designs, reproduced from the Aztec, Maya, Zapotec, and other early cultures, depict a host of striking images: plumed serpents, animals, flowers, demons, the human head, and ot
300 bold, rhythmic circle designs, originally incorporated on small clay spindle weights, depicting man-like deities, animals both real and fantastic, reptiles, birds, flowers, masks, geometrical figu
Primarily a catalog of ancient motifs contains over 760 vigorous, powerful, stark designs from pre-Columbian clay stamps made by Aztecs, Maya, Zapotecs, Toltec, Olmec, Mixtec. Depictions of serpents,
This book is about war, state formation and the economy in the last period of mercantilism, the eighteenth century. It explores how war influenced state formation through the strains it put on the eco
El cartel de Sinaloa explica y detalla el mundo del narco: desde los pioneros del negocio como Pedro Aviles, los sicarios desalmados que matan gobernadores como el Gitano, policias corruptos al estil
This landmark volume articulates and develops the argument that new directions in sociocultural theory are needed in order to address important issues of identity, agency, and power that are central t
In a time of pressures, challenges, and threats to public education, teacher preparation, and funding for educational research, the fifth volume of the Handbook of Reading Research takes a hard look a
Here, for the first time in English—and from the Mexican perspective—is the story of Mexican migration to the United States and the astonishing forced repatriation of hundreds of thousands of people t
Here, for the first time in English—and from the Mexican perspective—is the story of Mexican migration to the United States and the astonishing forced repatriation of hundreds of thousands of people t
This landmark volume is the first to bring together the leading scholarship on children's and young adult literature from three intersecting disciplines: Education, English, and Library and Informatio
This edited volume performs a critical analysis of the Americas Award, issues related to the content of the award-winning and honored books, and the contexts in which the books are used. It includes c
