Preston explores the political and personal mysteries of the former Spanish monarch's life in a story of unprecedented sweep and exquisite detail which is at once a history of modern Spain and an indispensable exegesis of how democracies come to be.

Designed for students from a wide range of backgrounds, this text takes a chronological and interdisciplinary approach to human development. With its focus on context and culture, the 8/E illustrates that the status of human development is inextricably embedded in a study of complex and changing cultures.

Conversaciones escritas: Lectura y redaccion en contexto, 2nd Edition contains updated data and resources including substantial revisions throughout the book as well as translated texts that have been re-edited for structure and fluency. This text includes more suggested video links in Spanish and writing activities based on essays to help readers write in Spanish. Each chapter contains a minimum of two readings presenting different aspects of a particular debate on topics. With the help of engaging essays and practice exercises that more closely reflect thematic content of chapters; the heart of this text deals with contemporary cultural and community topics. Visit author Kim Potowski's website at potowski.org/conversaciones for more information, plus a video detailing the text’s pedagogical approach.

Suppose you could ask God the most puzzling questions about existence questions about love and faith, life and death, good and evil. Suppose God provided clear, understandable answers. It happened to Neale Donald Walsch. It can happen to you. You are about the have a conversation. . . Walsch was experiencing a low point in his life when he decided to write a letter to God, venting his frustrations. What he did not expect was a response. As he finished his letter, he was moved to continue writing and out came these extraordinary answers to his questions. They will amaze you with complex paradoxes that make perfect sense, profound logic, and astounding truths. Here are answers that bring together as one the deeper meaning of all beliefs and traditions. Here are the answers that will change you, your life, and the way you view other beings. For those with an open mind, a limitless curiosity, and a sincere desire to seek the truth, this book is stunning.

A Stanford University Press classic.

Visions of Freedom: Havana, Washington, Pretoria, and the Struggle for Southern Africa, 1976-1991