Download or read book From Bomba to Hip hop written by Juan Flores and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flores investigates the historical experience of Puerto Ricans in New York, reflecting their varied areas of cultural expression in the diaspora against the background of contemporary debates in Puerto Rico and recent developments in cultural theory. Close studies of urban space and performance, popular musical styles, and Nuyorican literature highlight the complexities and contradictions of Latino identity.
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Download or read book Pocket Companion to Guyton Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology written by John Edward Hall and published by Elsevier España. This book was released on 2006 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A companion to "Guyton and Halls Textbook of Medical Physiology, 11th Edition", this book delivers the salient points from the parent text, in a manner that is ideal for rapid comprehension of the core concepts in the discipline. It offers concise, easy-to-reference physiology essentials.
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