Casas: 93 books

The treaties of Bartolomé de las Casas are arguments in favor of the Indians; the best known of these, Brevísima relación de la destrucción de las Indias, was not published until 1552. Along with passages like the above, with passionate descriptions of the New World, Bartolomé de las Casas reflects on the Conquest and its aftermath. 

From the best-selling author of Tapas: The Little Dishes of Spain and The Foods and Wines of Spain. Unless they have traveled to spain, most Americans have never tasted a really good paella. What passes for paella at restaurants and even in cookbooks here is a pale imitation of the real thing,...

The legacy work by one of the most influential experts on Spanish cuisine Penelope Casas was one of the premier experts on Spanish food: She taught Americans about jamón serrano, Manchego cheese, and chorizo, in addition to countless dishes, from patatas bravas to churros. She wrote several acclaimed...

This is the second edition of the book “Thermodynamics of Fluids under Flow,” which was published in 2000 and has now been corrected, expanded and updated. This is a companion book to our other title Extended irreversible thermodynamics (D. Jou, J. Casas-Vázquez and G. Lebon, Springer, 4th edition...

Conjure, hoodoo, rootwork—these are all names for southern American folk magic. Conjure first emerged in the days of slavery and plantations and is widely considered among the most potent forms of magic. Its popularity continues to increase, both in the United States and worldwide. This book is...

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Este libro es un manual completo, como tal tiene un carácter divulgativo y de síntesis. Está dirigido especialmente a los aficionados y amantes en el arte. En él se puede acceder a una información relevante sobre el mundo de los monumentos declarados Patrimonio de la Humanidad. El texto ofrece...

Bartolomé de las Casas navegó con Colón en el segundo viaje y fue uno de los primeros viajeros a las Américas. Llegó a La Española en 1502 y, aunque inicialmente se estableció allí como colono y encomendero, en 1511 un sermón del dominico fray Antonio de Montesinos le convenció de que debía...

A lone man; an internal auditor, discovers the massive fraud during a routine review. His relentless inquiries and persistent questioning ultimately lead him to unearth mysterious and unresolved murders; some committed to hide the original crimes of fraud, others of a more personal nature, involving...

A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies by the Spanish Dominican friar, Bartolomé de las Casas.This book is about the mistreatment of and atrocities committed against the indigenous peoples of the Americas in colonial times.

The Reverend Author of this Compendious Summary was Bartholomaeus de las Casas alias Casaus, a Pious and Religeous person, (as appears by his zealous Transports in this Narrative for promotion of the Christian Faith) elevated from a Frier of the Dominican Order to sit in the Episcopal Chair, who was...

Definitely, this is a disturbing book. Told from the account of a Spanish colonizer who went to Hispaniola to make his fortune, de las Casas soon took up the cause (even petitioning the King of Spain at the time) of not only of the Native peoples on the island of Hispaniola, but of all of the Native...

Basta esta cita para comprender la idea del «buen gobierno» de los Incas descrita por Bartolomé de las Casas: Consideraba (...) la condición e inclinaciones de las gentes, y si entendía que eran orgullosos o inquietos, traía de otros pueblos, mayormente de los que tenía más conocidos y experimentados...

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