Wassily Kandinsky

The life of Ingrid Bergman (1915–1982) is as compelling as that of any of the women she portrayed in dozens of unforgettable movies and plays—a list that includes Casablanca, Intermezzo, Gaslight, The Bells of St. Mary's, Notorious, Anastasia, and Hedda Gabler. Hers is a story that begins with a tragic childhood in Sweden, then moves on to the nightmare of Germany under the Nazis and later to Hollywood in its golden age. From her position as America's most beautiful, admired, and loved actress, she was plunged into national disgrace and branded "an apostle of degradation" for her...

Linguistic minorities are everywhere, and they are diverse. In this context, linguistic mediation activities – whether translation or interpreting – are key to the social inclusion of any kind of linguistic minority. In most societies autochthonous linguistic minorities coexist with foreignspeaking minorities and people with (or without) disabilities who rely linguistically or medially adapted on texts to access information. The present volume draws on this broad understanding of the concept of linguistic minorities to explore some of the newest developments in the field of translation...

Introduces young readers to the famous Spanish-born writer through a sampling of his verse and prose.

Un mundo globalizado donde la delincuencia, cada vez más organizada, no se detiene ante fronteras, requiere unas fuerzas policiales que sepan responder a las crecientes amenazas internacionales con eficacia y cooperando entre sí. Los movimientos poblacionales que vienen de la mano del turismo y de la inmigración exigen unas fuerzas policiales que sepan comunicarse con ciudadanos no nacionales del país, con los que cada vez tendrán mayor contacto. La pertenencia de España a relevantes organismos supranacionales relacionados con la seguridad demanda que el acceso de nuestros...