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9781930879485
Hoja de ruta, Cultura y Civilizacion de Latinoamerica, is a textbook specially designed for college courses on culture and civilization of Latin America in the Spanish programs. It is a textbook updated to the latest significant events in Latin America in the last few years: the arrival to power of a ?new left? with the election of Hugo Chavez, Tabare Vazquez, Ernesto Kirchner, Evo Morales, Michelle Bachelet, Lula, and the emergence of Ollanta Humala in Peru's political scene in 2006; the road map of gas in Latin America: Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru; interoceanic ways, roads for integration.It is a textbook that goes beyond facts, dates and numbers. It teaches the history of Latin American through its impact in the cultural, social and political lives of its peoples. It is a student friendly textbook which will teach students the past as a way of understanding the present; it talks about the Conquest, but also about the Reggaeton; it talks about Macondo but also about McOndo; it talks about the founder fathers, but includes a whole chapter on the important role of women in the construction of Latin American societies. It even offers students the possibility of preparing a delicious ethnic plate, or of learning some flirtatious remarks that will make more enjoyable his planned trip to a Latin American country. Hoja de ruta will always be ahead other textbooks since it will constantly be updated with the latest events, annually if necessary.Gac-Artigas, Priscilla is the author of 'Hoja De Ruta Cultura Y Civilizacion De Latinoamerica', published 2007 under ISBN 9781930879485 and ISBN 1930879482.
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