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  • Tudor school-boy life: the dialogues of Juan Luis Vives

    Exploring Educational Philosophies in Tudor England

    by Juan Luis Vives ...
    Translated by Foster Watson ...
    In "Tudor School-Boy Life: The Dialogues of Juan Luis Vives," the esteemed Renaissance humanist Juan Luis Vives presents a fascinating exploration of the educational practices and moral philosophies of Tudor England. Through a series of dialogues, Vives artfully examines the intellectual and social dimensions of youthful education, reflecting the broader humanist movement that emphasized learning ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Juan Luis Vives: Politics, Rhetoric, and Emotions

    by Kaarlo Havu ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Renaissance and Early Modern Worlds of Knowledge
    By looking at rhetoric and politics, this book offers a novel account of Juan Luis Vives’ intellectual oeuvre. It argues that Vives adjusted rhetorical theory to a monarchical context in which direct speech was not a possibility, demonstrated how Erasmian languages of ethical self-government and political peace were actualised rhetorically and critically in a princely environment, and finally, ... Read more

    $85.99 CAD

  • Tudor schoolboy life: the dialogues of Juan Luis Vives

    by Juan Luis Vives ...
    "Tudor Schoolboy Life: The Dialogues of Juan Luis Vives" offers a fascinating glimpse into the educational practices and social dynamics of the Tudor period. Vives, a prominent humanist and educator, presents a series of dialogues that reflect the experiences of young students in a school setting. Through engaging conversations, he explores themes of morality, learning, and the importance of ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Secret Diaries of Juan Luis Vives

    A Novel

    by Tim Darcy Ellis ...
    'In this beautifully detailed, thrilling historical novel, author Tim Ellis brings back to life the largely forgotten Juan Luis Vives, a Spanish Jew and leading Renaissance Humanist'-Blueink starred review-It is 1522, The Spanish Netherlands, Juan Luis Vives, a renowned academic, has fled Spain to avoid the fires of the Inquisition, yet even here he is not safe. When England's Sir Thomas More ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • Tudor School Boy Life

    by Juan Luis Vives ...
    First available in 1908, this is an account of the school days of Juan Luis Vives (1492 to 1540) who was a Spanish scholar of the Renaissance and was a contemporary of Erasmus and Greek scholar Bude (Budaeus). ... Read more

    $47.99 CAD

  • Tudor school-boy life: the dialogues of Juan Luis Vives

    Enriched edition. Renaissance Schoolboy Dialogues on Tudor Education, Humanist Ideals, and Social Customs

    by Juan Luis Vives ...
    Translated by Foster Watson ...
    Readers interested in the intersections of education, philosophy, and literature will find Vives's dialogues an invaluable contribution to the understanding of Tudor educational practices. His reflections not only offer historical insights but also resonate with modern educational debates, making his work pertinent today. By engaging with Vives's text, readers will gain a nuanced appreciation of ... Read more

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  • Tackling Child Poverty in Latin America

    Rights and Social Protection in Unequal Societies

    by Thomas Pogge, Ana Maria Osorio Mejía, Luis Fernando Aguado Quintero, Héctor E. Nájera Catalán, Jorge A. Paz, Yedith Guillén Fernández, Jorge I. Vásquez, Ianina Tunión, Agustín Salvia, Cristian Herrera, Alejandra Vives, Camila Carvallo, Helia Molina, Charles-Édouard De Suremain, Juan Antonio Vega Báez, Ma. Cristina Torrado, Ernesto Durán, Tatiana Casanova, Nelson Antequera D. ...
    Series series
    This book highlights current debates about concepts, methods, and policies related to poverty in Latin America. It focuses on child and adolescent well-being and the issue of inclusive societies. Its goal is to promote new and critical thinking about these issues globally and in Latin America. The authors clearly emphasize the need to develop new conceptual and practical avenues that can address ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD

  • Tackling Child Poverty in Latin America

    Rights and Social Protection in Unequal Societies

    by Thomas Pogge, Ana Maria Osorio Mejía, Luis Fernando Aguado Quintero, Héctor E. Nájera Catalán, Robin Cavagnoud, Jorge A. Paz, Yedith Guillén Fernández, Jorge I. Vásquez, Ianina Tunión, Agustín Salvia, Cristian Herrera, Alejandra Vives, Camila Carvallo, Helia Molina, Charles-Édouard De Suremain, Juan Antonio Vega Báez, Ma. Cristina Torrado, Ernesto Durán, Tatiana Casanova, Nelson Antequera D., Camillo Pérez Bustillo ...
    Series Book 2 - CROP International Poverty Studies
    This book highlights current debates about concepts, methods, and policies related to poverty in Latin America. It focuses on child and adolescent well-being and the issue of inclusive societies. Its goal is to promote new and critical thinking about these issues globally and in Latin America. The authors clearly emphasize the need to develop new conceptual and practical avenues that can address ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD

  • Modernity and Colombian Identity in the Music of Carlos Vives y La Provincia

    Travels to the Land of Oblivion

    by Manuel Sevilla, Juan Sebastián Ochoa, Carolina Santamaría-Delgado, Carlos Eduardo Cataño Arango ...
    Translated by Héctor Fernández L'Hoeste ...
    Series series Music, Culture, and Identity in Latin America
    By the late 1980s and early 1990s, a great number of TV shows and music acts blossomed in Colombia, all of which resorted to regional identity as the narrative core for a renewed idea of national identity. Among them was “Clasicos de la provincial,” an album by Colombian singer Carlos Vives and his band La Provincia (1993), which marked the beginning of a successful career that has spanned nearly ... Read more

    $147.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Secret Diaries of Juan Luis Vives, The: A Novel

    by Timothy Darcy Ellis ...
    Narrated by Peter Noble ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 1 min

    It is 1522, in Bruges, The Spanish Netherlands. Juan Luis Vives, a renowned academic, born into a Jewish family in Valencia in 1492 has fled Spain to avoid the fires of the Inquisition. Even here, though, he is not safe and he finds that the 'eyes and ears' of the king of Spain are far-reaching. With the net closing in, England's Sir Thomas More offers him the role of tutor to Mary, daughter of ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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