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A Hundred gems of ancient Chinese poetry

Barcelona

Ip Man : mentor del legendario icono Bruce Lee

Barcelona

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· Musical Routes: India, the Tireless Well
· Musical Routes: India, tradition in transition
· Musical Routes: China, the new revolution
· Literary Route: China
· Cinema Routes: China, Taiwan and Hong Kong

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Rayuela in the Delhi-Beijing Express - Report of the 5th East-West Dialogue 2008: New Actors, New Dynamics

Manuel Montobbio - 2012/02/08 18:12

Whoever has read Rayuela by Julio Cortázar will forget the magic and charm of Maga with difficulty. The revolution of narrative architecture and the conception of the novel given its structure, the fact that it can be read, as its title suggests, in "rayuela", imaginary game that consists of jumping from one chapter to another, from the middle backwards or forwards and still maintain the meaning of the story, giving a new meaning to life and things, questioning its linear narration, to make possible the multiple combinations from going through it in "rayuela", among others, as well as and of course, its linear reading chapter after chapter.

Horizontalization of Identitity - Report of the East-West Dialogue 2009: Migration and Diversity

Manuel Montobbio - 2012/01/31 18:49

Migration is an instrument, matching occasion and opportunity in equality between women and men in the societies of origin, which stalls the challenge of devoting thought and action needed to develop their full potential, with the awareness that unlikely to be promoted to better overall equality, dignity and empowerment of women.

The Plenitude of the Sky - Report of the East-West Dialogue 2010: Gender Equality and Development

Manuel Montobbio - 2012/01/31 18:29

The construction of our future begins with ourselves, it can only end in the world, in the "we" made up of the members of the global village in the the era of globalization of information society, where we all sail on the same boat, in the same spaceship called Earth that needs more maps of the future, a new global agenda for governance where gender equality is the horizon and sailing tool.

The Cocktail of the Butterfly - Report of the East-West Dialogue 2011: For a New Global Governance Agenda

Manuel Montobbio - 2012/01/31 18:08

The current world is a larva that turns into a butterfly. This metamorphosis of the world we are approaching goes through the global transformation, the globalisation of economy, the incorporation of women to the world, the incorporatin of youth and the separation of politics and religion. It is necessary to create a new social contract so the larva turns into a butterfly and can fly towards a future full of hope.

The Essential Dialogue - Report of the 1st East - West Dialogue 2004

Manuel Montobbio - 2012/01/31 17:48

In the current era, where the clash of civilizations is the structuring core and key of a changing international system, the dialogue of civilizations is essential. The dialogue between the East and the West is set up as a tool to avoid the shock and to impose cooperation against confrontation.

The political-economic relations between Russia and Japan

Antonio Sánchez Andrés - 2012/01/31 16:39

The change in international relations in the Asia-Pacific, with expectations of making a Russian-Japanese energy symbiosis, can contribute to closer relations between the two countries, establishing that area as a new defining factor of safety as a stimulus growth in economic activity.

OSCE election observation from Taraz (Kazakhstan)

Antonio Alonso - 2012/01/31 16:16

Recent Elections are undoubtedly a major step in the democratic development in Kazakhstan, which begins its third decade as an independent state for two main reasons: because it was attended by seven political parties, and because the new Parliament is, from now for the first time in the history of the country's bicameral parliament, multiparty.

Chinese medical peace

Manuel Montobbio - 2012/01/30 19:32

The Network Society, expandable and movable character of knowledge as a key asset of individuals and societies, the logic of negotiation and cooperation, the multiplicity of relationships, shaping conflicts and wars and conflict in which everyone loses and cooperation are signs of a new era, of a potential paradigm shift, a time that can be peacetime.

Indonesia: nation building and democratic governance

Manuel Montobbio - 2012/01/30 19:20

This article is an approach to structuring principles of the Indonesian nation-building, an approach to the actors who have made it possible and that will determine the future and the changes in Indonesia.

Islam and politics in Southeast Asia: The Case of Indonesia

Manuel Montobbio - 2012/01/30 18:58

In Southeast Asia, Islam coexists with other religions in societies that have in common to have Chinese ethnic minorities in which economic power is concentrated. In some cases, this is the majority religion, such as in Indonesia, the state's most populous Islamic in the world. Although the overall image of Islam is fundamentally influenced by the societies of the Arab world, Iran and others like Turkey, we must not forget that Southeast Asia is home to a total Muslim population similar tothat of the entire Arab world and population that coexists with other religions. This region exemplifies the possibility of living together and not clash, between religions or civilizations.