Patricio: 59 books

From the colonial period to independence and into the twenty-first century, Latin American culture has been mapped as a subordinate “other” to Europe and the United States. This collection reconsiders geographical space and power and the ways in which theatrical and performance histories have...

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Este libro narra una vertiente de la historia del Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria (MIR) de Chile a través del relato autobiográfico de uno de sus dirigentes, desde los acontecimientos previos al golpe de Estado de septiembre de 1973 hasta la vida clandestina durante los primeros años de...

The focus for students of Latin America in the past decade has been on the political forces of the left and the so-called 'pink tide' presidencies attempting to bring about social and economic change in the region. However, there has been far less attention paid to the rightwing political forces resisting...

Beginning with a brief survey of some basic mathematical concepts, this graduate-level text proceeds to discussions of a selection of mapping functions, numerical methods and mathematical models, nonplanar fields and nonuniform media, static fields in electricity and magnetism, and transmission lines...

Melancholy. It is defined as a deep, long-lasting sadness. Everyone has felt what they perceived to be a deep, long-lasting sadness, but few ever go far enough into this sadness to live with it. Or, perhaps, they ignore this negative side of themselves. Whatever the case may be, this book is written...

Reclaiming Latin America is a one-stop guide to the revival of social democratic and socialist politics across the region. At the end of the Cold War, and through decades of neoliberal domination and the 'Washington Consensus' it seemed that the left could do nothing but beat a ragged retreat in Latin...

Historical analysis with the intention of providing the reader with judicial arguments and facts necessary to determine, through an objective analysis, who are the rightful owners of the Falkland Islands, regardless of the current state of occupation.

Lo que tiene usted en sus manos, querido lector, más que un libro, es el homenaje que hacen los Hijos del Averno al oriundo de Atlacomulco, el hombre que movió a México, aunque algunos digan que lo hizo al revés. Convencidos de que lo bueno de este sexenio no se ha contado -aunque se hayan...

Describes the general principles and current research into Model Predictive Control (MPC); the most up-to-date control method for power converters and drives The book starts with an introduction to the subject before the first chapter on classical control methods for power converters and drives....

Dielectric Spectroscopy in Biodiesel Production and Characterization presents the application of dielectric techniques in the production process of biodiesel, and in the characterization of biofuels, raw materials and effluents. In this comprehensive text, the reader will find information about biodiesel,...

The new book is the definitive text on the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), providing an easily accessible account of the breadth and depth of experience gained worldwide from its use in a wide range of contexts and in different phases of education.  The lessons learned from these...

Una novela sobre la responsabilidad de padres y abuelos en los hechos trágicos de la historia reciente. Una historia universal que afecta a todos aquellos que han vivido y muerto por defender una idea. Un joven escritor argentino regresa a su país de origen para despedirse de su padre enfermo...

Un joven argentino emprende un viaje por Alemania para intentar localizar a un viejo profesor de filosofía. Martínez, un joven argentino, decide emprender un viaje por Alemania para intentar localizar a un viejo profesor de filosofía -cercano al círculo de Heidegger- y discutir con él...