The Madness Of Mam Carlota
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The Madness Of Mam Carlota
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Author : Graciela LimÑn
language : en
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
Release Date : 2012-03-31
The Madness Of Mam Carlota written by Graciela LimÑn and has been published by Arte Publico Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-31 with Fiction categories.
It's 1852 in Cholula, Mexico, and three sisters, indigenous girls of the Chontal people, seek work at the Hacienda La Perla. They rapidly make their way from dish washers to the cook's assistants before entering the house as servants to the wealthy Acuña family. But when the youngest sister is viciously raped by a family member, they flee the estate, after taking their revenge, only to be caught up in the historic Battle of Puebla, where native Mexicans defeat invading French troops. Fearful that the Acuña family will not rest until the sisters are found and punished, they keep moving, ultimately finding work as servants at the National Palace in Mexico City, where the French have recently taken control. There, the sisters' fortunes become intertwined with that of the Empress Carlota. Both beautiful and extremely intelligent, she dedicates herself to the empire, chastising Napoleon when he reneges on his promise to send troops and antagonizing the Church by proposing that the empire secularize at least part of its holdings. But her love for Mexico's people is not reciprocated, and soon the sisters have to decide whether to stay behind without the empress' protection or to accompany her to Europe. Weaving the story of Mexico's indigenous peoples with that of the tragic Belgian princess who became the wife of the Austrian Archduke Maximillian von Hapsburg, acclaimed author Graciela Limón once again explores issues of race, class and women's rights. She skillfully crafts a gripping novel about a smart, wealthy woman who is not afraid to challenge powerful men, and re-imagines the story behind Empress Carlota's descent into madness and eventual imprisonment in a remote European castle.
Feminist Collections
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Feminist Collections written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Feminism categories.
Historias De Un Imperio
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Author : VV.AA
language : es
Publisher: Editorial Verbum
Release Date : 2016-12-09
Historias De Un Imperio written by VV.AA and has been published by Editorial Verbum this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-09 with Literary Collections categories.
Enmarcado en el Proyecto de Innovación y Mejora de la Calidad Docente (PIMCD) Enseñanza de la Historia y la Literatura a través de la Música, el Cine y las Artes escénicas. México y Centroamérica. 1850-1900, el presente volumen aborda, desde distintas perspectivas artísticas, un acontecimiento histórico singular: el Segundo Imperio Mexicano, mostrando, a través de los diferentes capítulos, su trascendencia y su huella desde entonces hasta hoy.
Maximilian And Carlota
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Author : M. M. McAllen
language : en
Publisher: Trinity University Press
Release Date : 2014-01-08
Maximilian And Carlota written by M. M. McAllen and has been published by Trinity University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-08 with History categories.
In this new telling of Mexico’s Second Empire and Louis Napoléon’s installation of Maximilian von Habsburg and his wife, Carlota of Belgium, as the emperor and empress of Mexico, Maximilian and Carlota brings the dramatic, interesting, and tragic time of this six-year-siege to life. From 1861 to 1866, the French incorporated the armies of Austria, Belgium—including forces from Crimea to Egypt—to fight and subdue the regime of Mexico’s Benito Juárez during the time of the U.S. Civil War. France viewed this as a chance to seize Mexican territory in a moment they were convinced the Confederacy would prevail and take over Mexico. With both sides distracted in the U.S., this was their opportunity to seize territory in North America. In 1867, with aid from the United States, this movement came to a disastrous end both for the royals and for France while ushering in a new era for Mexico. In a bid to oust Juárez, Mexican conservatives appealed to European leaders to select a monarch to run their country. Maximilian and Carlota’s reign, from 1864 to 1867, was marked from the start by extravagance and ambition and ended with the execution of Maximilian by firing squad, with Carlota on the brink of madness. This epoch moment in the arc of French colonial rule, which spans North American and European history at a critical juncture on both continents, shows how Napoleon III’s failure to save Maximilian disgusted Europeans and sealed his own fate. Maximilian and Carlota offers a vivid portrait of the unusual marriage of Maximilian and Carlota and of international high society and politics at this critical nineteenth-century juncture. This largely unknown era in the history of the Americas comes to life through this colorful telling of the couple’s tragic reign.
Castilian Days
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Author : John Hay
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1871
Castilian Days written by John Hay and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1871 with Spain categories.
"The papers composing this volume were written in Madrid in the spring of last year. [1870?] Since then, a series of important modifications have taken place in the politics of Spain, through the accession of King Amadeus, and the death of Marshal Prim."--Introduction
The Memories Of Ana Calder N
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Author : Graciela LimÑn
language : en
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
Release Date : 2001-01-01
The Memories Of Ana Calder N written by Graciela LimÑn and has been published by Arte Publico Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-01-01 with Fiction categories.
Now available for the first time in paperback, The Memories of Ana Calderón is the fictional memoir of a talented woman, born in tradition-bound rural Mexico, who comes to the United States and greater opportunity only to find that here, too, society, family, and religion seem to conspire to hold her back. In order to succeed Ana must give up all that she holds dear. She must remake herself into a rootless and obsessed individual. But even after accomplishing this, fate still conspires to wound her. Ana Calderón has will, guts, and intelligence, but her battle against family, church, and the justice system shakes our belief in the ability to forge our own destinies. The Memories of Ana Calderón is a second novel by the writer who The New York Times Book Review hailed as one who "leaves the reader with that special hunger that can be created only by a newly discovered writer. Ms. Limón's prose is self-assured and engrossing."
Erased Faces
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Author : Graciela Limón
language : en
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
Release Date : 2001-09-30
Erased Faces written by Graciela Limón and has been published by Arte Publico Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-09-30 with Fiction categories.
Adriana Mora, a Latina photojournalist haunted by childhood memories of her parents' death, abuse and displacement, journeys south to Chiapas, Mexico, in search of images to record on film. Mora's path crosses that of Chan K'in, the aged Lacandon shaman and interpreter of his people's mysticism. In this village, Adriana meets Juana Galvan, a woman whose own heroism mirrors that of the women that Chan K'in describes. Adriana follows Juana into the mountains where she is drawn into the tumultuous events of 1994 and the stories of the insurgents who fight for freedom. This compelling novel portrays forbidden love set against the backdrop of a complicated war.
Equivalencias
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Author :
language : es
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984
Equivalencias written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Poetry categories.
In Search Of Bernabe
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Author : Graciela LimÑn
language : en
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
Release Date : 1993-01-01
In Search Of Bernabe written by Graciela LimÑn and has been published by Arte Publico Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-01-01 with Fiction categories.
Graciela LimÑnÍs absorbing first novel, In Search of Bernab?, humanizes the political turmoil of contemporary Central America by focusing on one womanÍs anguish when she is separated from her son in the chaos that follows the assassination of Archbishop Romero in El Salvador. Against incredible odds, Luz Delcano is determined to find her son, Bernab?. Her unshakeable conviction that her son has fled to the north as so many other Salvadorans were doing leads her on an odyssey through Mexico and into the United States. Meanwhile, Bernab? finds himself almost unwillingly pulled into the life of a guerrilla fighter in the mountains. Repulsed by the violent life of the guerrillas, he is unable to return to the seminary where he was to be ordained as a priest for fear of being murdered. Intertwined with the story of the Salvadorans is the story of Father Hugh, an American priest struggling with his conscience as he watches the horrors committed in El Salvador with weapons he sold to the Salvadoran military.
Journal Of The Institute Of Romance Studies
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Journal Of The Institute Of Romance Studies written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Romance languages categories.
