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Antonio de Montesinos' legacy : defining and defending human rights for five hundred years /

Montesinos' Legacy brings scholars together in honor of the 500th anniversary of Dominican Antonio de Montesinos' famous sermon in defense of the rights of the Indigenous Amerindians. The collection addresses the historical context for this sermon, but also the continued relevance of Monte...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Aspinall, Dana E., 1961- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Lexington Books, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Dedication
  • Transliteration and translation notes
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • List of photographs and tables
  • Introduction
  • Ideological goodwill : American and soviet cultural exchange plans
  • Restricted repertoire : planning for the Bolshoi's 1959 tour
  • The class struggle and Shakespeare : the soviets' interpretation of Romeo and Juliet
  • Imperial communism : the soviets' reinterpretation of P.I. Tchaikovsky's Swan lake
  • Preserving and elevating the classics : Giselle
  • State approved innovations : The stone flower
  • Soviet highlights : the very eclectic soviet artistic scene
  • Tempered success : ballet's role in the Cold War
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index.