What is 'Hispanic Studies'? This companion gives a concise and accessible overview of the discipline as taught today and suggests new directions for future developments. 'Hispanic Studies' is broadly concerned with the languages and cultures of the vast 'Hispanic' world, extending chronologically from Roman Hispania to today, and geographically from Roman Hispania to today, and geographically from California in the North to Patagonia in the South, and from Majorca in the East to the Andes in the West. This essential book ...
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What is 'Hispanic Studies'? This companion gives a concise and accessible overview of the discipline as taught today and suggests new directions for future developments. 'Hispanic Studies' is broadly concerned with the languages and cultures of the vast 'Hispanic' world, extending chronologically from Roman Hispania to today, and geographically from Roman Hispania to today, and geographically from California in the North to Patagonia in the South, and from Majorca in the East to the Andes in the West. This essential book provides all the necessary introductory information on the subject and will be especially useful for students who have already started courses in Spanish / Hispanic Studies, or who are considering doing so in the future. Written by a team of leading scholars each with established teaching experience this collection of short essays explores topics as diverse as the history of the Spanish language, Islamic Andalusia, race and class in the Spanish Golden Age, Catalan nationalism, the Madrid 'movida', Latin America cinema, tango in Argentina, Evita Per n, 'testimonio' and the cultural significance of the US-Mexican border. The emphasis is on literature and texts, including film and photography. In addition, the book includes time-lines, summary boxes adn suggestions for further reading.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 400grams, ISBN: 9780340762981.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 400grams, ISBN: 9780340762981.
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Very good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 198 p. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 2002728598 Type of material Book Main title The companion to Hispanic studies / edited by Catherine Davies. Published/Created London: Arnold; New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. Description viii, 198 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm. ISBN 9780340762974 0340762977 0340762985 (pbk. ) LC classification CB226. C57 2002 Variant title Hispanic studies Related names Davies, Catherine, 1952-Contents What is 'Hispanic studies'? / Catherine Davies--Language / Lynn Williams--Medieval Spanish studies / Louise M. Haywood--Golden age studies: Spain and Spanish America in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries / Terence O'Reilly--Spain and Spanish America in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries / Geoffrey Ribbans--Twentieth-century Spain / Derek Gagen--Catalan, Galician, Basque / David George--Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and the Andes / Peter Standish--The Southern Cone / Philip Swanson--Spanish and Latin American cinema / Rob Rix--Beyond Hispanic studies? : interdisciplinary approaches to Spain and Latin America / Jon Beasley-Murray--Student comments--Time chart. Subjects Civilization, Hispanic. Spanish literature--History and criticism. Spain--History. Latin America--History. Spain--Study and teaching. Latin America--Study and teaching. Notes Includes bibliographical references and index. Dewey class no. 909/.097561 Geographic area code e-sp---cl-----National bib no. GBA2-Y1041 Other system no. (OCoLC)ocm51269659
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