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This is the first book-length study of Carmen Miranda in English. It traces her origins as a radio singer, recording artist and film star in Brazil in the 1930s, before exploring in depth her Hollywood screen roles and the construction of her long-lasting star persona in the USA.

The book series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für romanische Philologie, founded by Gustav Gröber in 1905, is among the most renowned publications in Romance Studies. It covers the entire field of Romance linguistics, including the national languages as well as the lesser studied Romance languages. The editors welcome submissions of high-quality monographs and collected volumes on all areas of linguistic research, on medieval literature and on textual criticism. The publication languages of the series are French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Romanian as well as German and English. Each...

De poco sirve estudiar el pasado si no nos ayuda a conocer el presente. En el caso de España, país de pueblos y nacionalidades diversas, de variadas culturas y lenguas, una mirada sobre su historia facilita la comprensión de su compleja realidad actual. El objetivo fundamental de este libro es explicar por qué España es como es. Los diferentes aspectos de la cultura española —economía, política, arte, pensamiento, literatura, etc.— se exponen integrados en un conjunto orgánico de partes interdependientes, no como compartimentos estancos, por ser esto ajeno a la realidad. A fin de ...

Material in this book previously published in: Inside the worlds of Star wars episode I; Inside the worlds of Star wars attack of the clones, Inside the worlds of Star wars trilogy.