Marta Vicente: 4 books

Por fin, una tarde los cascarones empezaron a quebrarse, y aparecieron las cabecitas asombradas de los patitos recién nacidos. ¡Qué hermosos eran con sus plumas suaves y doradas! Pero, de pronto, del huevo más grande apareció la cabezota de un patito muy distinto…

Eighteenth-century debates continue to set the terms of modern day discussions on how 'nature and nurture' shape sex and gender. Current dialogues - from the tension between 'real' and 'ideal' bodies, to how nature and society shape sexual difference - date back to the early modern period. Debating...

This is the first essay collection to examine the relation between text and gender in Spain from a broad geographical, social and cultural perspective covering more than 300 years. The contributors examine women and the construction of gender thematically, dealing with the areas of politics, law,...

There is a growing interest in the development of sustainable processes for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and this book bridges the divide between industrial examples and the fundamental chemistry. It explains the basic principles of using transition metal catalysis with several green approaches...