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Gary King is the Albert J. Weatherhead III University Professor at Harvard University. His books include A Solution to the Ecological Inference Problem (Princeton). Robert O. Keohane is professor emeritus of international affairs at Princeton University. His books include After Hegemony (Princeton). Sidney Verba (1932–2019) was the Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor Emeritus and research professor of government at Harvard. His books include...
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"In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the "Sea Peoples" invaded Egypt. The pharaoh's army and navy managed to defeat them, but the victory so weakened Egypt that it soon slid into decline, as did most of the surrounding civilizations. After centuries of brilliance, the civilized world of the Bronze Age came to an abrupt and cataclysmic end. Kingdoms fell like dominoes over the course of just a few decades. No more Minoans or Mycenaeans. No...
4) La reincidencia de hechos de violencia de género en mujeres, en el marco de las relaciones conyugale
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Fruto de un estudio científico, este libro se sumerge en la dolorosa realidad de la reincidencia en la violencia contra las mujeres en el marco de las relaciones conyugales y externaliza notables y valientes historias de supervivencia, a pesar de sus insistencias en permanecer en una relación desigual.
Através de testimonios íntimos y conmovedores, sacamos a la luz la violencia intrafamiliar, las agresiones físicas y psicológicas, abriéndonos...
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La Academia Ecuatoriana de la lengua y el Grupo América presentan algunas reflexiones con ocasión del bicentenario de la batalla del Pichincha, como una contribución a la celebración de ese magno suceso.
Este libro recoge artículos tanto de miembros de la Academia como del Grupo América que han querido contribuir con sus investigaciones y reflexiones a la comprensión cabal del significado, consecuencias y lecciones de ese hecho histórico.
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Higiene, salud y ambiente en perspectiva histórica: Cali a comienzos del siglo XX, estudia las características relativas al panorama higiénico y sanitario de la realidad nacional y regional del Valle del Cauca, a partir de un ejercicio historiográfico que abarca diferentes momentos históricos, para luego situarse, con especial énfasis, en el análisis del contexto urbano caleño en el período comprendido entre fines del siglo XIX y comienzos...
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Get the Summary of Rob Henderson's Troubled A Memoir of Foster Care Family and Social Class in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class" by Rob Henderson is a poignant narrative that chronicles his journey from a turbulent childhood through the foster care system to academic success at Yale and beyond. Henderson's story begins with the traumatic memory of his mother's...
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Get the Summary of Thomas Sowell's Social Justice Fallacies in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: The quest for social justice is a powerful crusade of our time, with an appeal to many different people, for many different reasons. But those who use the same words do not always present the same meanings. Clarifying those meanings is the first step toward finding out what we agree on and disagree...
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The story of a fish
Imagine a fish swimming in a small aquarium. Get the fish out, put it on the bottom. As the fish gasps for air, as well as, jumping around, you think, "It's funny how the fish behaves". The fish makes even bigger leaps, snaps even more energetically. They say, "There is something wrong with him." The fish is moving even more noticeably! You decide, "He has behavioral disorders, he needs therapy."
The only thing the fish needs is...
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Contemplado desde fuera, el paisaje chino adquiere a veces rasgos grotescos: una tierra de millonarios sin escrúpulos y burócratas implacables destinados a gobernar la economía global o un Goliat lastimoso infestado de corrupción y al borde del colapso. No parece haber una perspectiva equilibrada. Lo que apenas vemos es cómo la gente (ricos y pobres, señores y súbditos) se amolda o se reinventa mientras la sociedad cambia a un ritmo vertiginoso....
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Get the Summary of Stephanie Land's Class in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Class paints an intimate and heartbreaking portrait of motherhood as it converges and often conflicts with personal desire and professional ambition. Who has the right to create art? Who has the right to go to college? And what kind of work is valued in our culture? In clear, candid, and moving prose, Class grapples...
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Get the Summary of Omid Scobie's Endgame in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Queen Elizabeth II's death ruptured the already-fractured foundations of the House of Windsor-and dismantled the protective shield around it. With an institution long plagued by antiquated ideas around race, class and money, the monarchy and those who prop it up are now exposed and at odds with a rapidly modernizing...
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Despite unprecedented technological developments and material bounty, our nation and the rest of the world face ever-growing moral quandaries. We are still beset with continuous warfare and religious strife along with a litany of other past transgressions. These are all exaggerated by our population growth along with the growing complexity of life. In addition, our technological progress has created even more severe morality quandaries than our ancestors...
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Intimate, explosive, revelatory American women talk about having been unfaithful to their primary sexual partners. Why did they cheat? How and where did they manage to meet with their lovers? Were the affairs more sexually satisfying than the women's primary relationships? More emotionally satisfying? Did they feel guilt? Did they keep their affairs secret or admit them to partners or friends? And, whether confessed or not, how did infidelity affect...
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La colonisation a laissé des traces indélébiles sur l'histoire de notre humanité. Des caravelles de Christophe Colomb à la vague d'indépendance des années 1960, la conquête de ces nouveaux territoires a redessiné les frontières du monde connu. Elle a aussi bouleversé les sociétés d'ici et d'ailleurs : exploitation des ressources, accroissement des richesses, hiérarchisation de l'espèce humaine, marchandisation des corps, résistances...
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Las reflexiones de este libro nacen de la preocupación sobre las dificultades y limitaciones en la producción y en las posibilidades e intenciones de desarrollo que se presentan en Colombia en el campo de la animación durante los últimos años, evidenciadas y experimentadas de manera directa a través del ejercicio inmersivo que el autor ha tenido como animador y docente del área; asimismo, de la certeza acerca de la animación como insumo de...
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