A panoramic, chronological account of the cultural history of the Cuban Revolution from 1959 to 2022, this book examines Cuban revolutionary culture and its control by the state.The book is conceived as a cultural history guidebook about one of the most significant and controversial historical events in Latin America in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, using the most relevant and up-to-date sources possible.Examining emblematic cultural events from different period...

The 1970s have largely been overlooked in scholarly studies of the Cuban Revolution, or, at the very least, dismissed simply as a period of “Sovietization” characterized by widespread bureaucratization, institutionalization, and adherence to Soviet orthodoxy. Consequently, scant research exists that examines the major changes that took place across the decade and their role in determining the course of the Revolution. This book provides, for the first time, a comprehensive assessment of th...

Since Polish Catholics embraced some anti-Jewish notions and actions prior to WWII, many intertwined the Nazi death camps in Poland with Polish anti-Semitism. As a result, more so than local non-Jewish population in other Nazi-occupied countries, Polish Catholics were considered active collaborators in the destruction of European Jewry. Through the presentation of these negative images in Holocaust literature, documentaries, and teaching, these stereotypes have been sustained and infect at...

Environmental sustainability and human cultural sustainability are inextricably linked. Reversing damaging human impact on the global environment is ultimately a cultural question, and as with politics, the answers are often profoundly local. Cultural Sustainabilities presents twenty-three essays by musicologists and ethnomusicologists, anthropologists, folklorists, ethnographers, documentary filmmakers, musicians, artists, and activists, each asking a particular question or presenting a s...

Cet ouvrage présente l'intégralité du programme de DFGSM 2-3 en immunologie fondamentale et immunopathologie et constitue le référentiel national. Grâce à un important travail de concertation pédagogique, les auteurs mettent à disposition des étudiants un manuel complet et synthétique qui s'articule en 2 parties :• Tissu lymphoïde et sanguin ;• Immunopathologie et immuno-intervention. Cette 3e édition, tout en couleurs et remise à jour en profondeur, comporte 41 chapitres avec les exercice...

Contemporary Cuba is opening up to the rest of the world. Its colonial past and the Communist revolution have left a lasting imprint on society, yet there is a tangible sense of rapid change which is reflected in the island's national cinema. New screen technologies and digital distribution media have supported the efficacy and global reach of Cuban filmmakers whose work, somewhat in lieu of adequate distribution and traditional screening facilities in Cuba itself, is often disseminated vi...

Turn differences into opportunities, with an accessibility expert’s worldwide search for belonging.After a diagnosis of a degenerative eye disease, John Samuel’s life—and his chance at success—started to vanish.In a world systemically unequipped for accessibility, disability inclusion is often left out of conversations about diversity. For people with disabilities, it can feel impossible to adapt and thrive when you’re already set up for failure.

Discover how to turn differences into opportunities with an accessibility expert's worldwide search for belonging.After a diagnosis of a degenerative eye disease, John Samuel's life—and his chance at success—started to vanish.In a world systemically unequipped for accessibility, disability inclusion is often left out of conversations about diversity. For people with disabilities, it can feel impossible to adapt and thrive when you're already set up for failu...

Rédigé sous l'égide du Collège des Enseignants d'Immunologie (ASSIM), cet ouvrage présente l'intégralité du programme de DFGSM 2-3 en immunologie fondamentale et immunopathologie, et constitue le référentiel national. Grâce à un important travail de concertation pédagogique, les auteurs mettent à disposition des étudiants un manuel complet et synthétique qui s'articule en 2 parties : - Tissu lymphoïde et sanguin ; - Immunopathologie et immuno-intervention. Cette 2e édition, tout en couleur...

Né à Marcy (Nièvre) en 1898, Romain Baron est issu d’un milieu rural modeste. Doté d’une vive intelligence, il effectue une grande partie de sa scolarité au lycée de Nevers, de 1909 à 1916. Élève au Lycée Henri-IV à Paris, il y prépare le concours d’entrée à l’École normale supérieure. Mais, hélas, il est mobilisé en avril 1917, et doit rejoindre le Front. En juillet 1918, il est gazé et reste hospitalisé jusqu’à la fin du conflit. Après sa démobilisation, il reprend ses études, couronnées...