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Crossing the Rubicon

Caesar's decision and the fate of Rome

A dramatic account of the fateful year leading to the ultimate crisis of the Roman Republic and the rise of Caesar's autocracy When the Senate ordered Julius Caesar, conqueror of Gaul, to disband his troops, he instead marched his soldiers across the Rubicon River ...

The marginal revolutionaries

how austrian economists fought the war of ideas

A group history of the Austrian School of Economics, from the coffeehouses of imperial Vienna to the modern-day Tea Party The Austrian School of Economics-a movement that has had a vast impact on economics, politics, and society, especially among the American right-is poorly understood by ...

American resistance

from the Women's March to the Blue Wave

Since Donald Trump's first day in office, a large and energetic grassroots "Resistance" has taken to the streets to protest his administration's plans for the United States. Millions marched in pussy hats on the day after the inauguration; outraged citizens flocked to airports ...

Empowering the great energy transition

policy for a low-carbon future

At a time when climate-change deniers hold the reins of power in the United States and international greenhouse gas negotiations continue at a slow crawl, what options are available to cities, companies, and consumers around the world who seek a cleaner future? Scott Victor Valentine ...

Punishing poverty

how bail and pretrial detention fuel inequalities in the criminal justice system

Most people in jail have not been convicted of a crime. Instead, they have been accused of a crime and cannot afford to post the bail amount to guarantee their freedom until trial. Punishing Poverty examines how the current system of pretrial release detains hundreds ...

Uberland

how algorithms are rewriting the rules of work

Silicon Valley technology is transforming the way we work, and Uber is leading the charge. An American startup that promised to deliver entrepreneurship for the masses through its technology, Uber instead built a new template for employment using algorithms and Internet platforms. Upending our understanding ...

Chicago Price Theory

An authoritative textbook based on the legendary economics course taught at the University of Chicago Price theory is a powerful analytical toolkit for measuring, explaining, and predicting human behavior in the marketplace. This incisive textbook provides an essential introduction to the subject, offering a diverse ...

Les erreurs judiciaires

La Justice est traditionnellement représentée sous les traits d'une femme aux yeux ceints d'un bandeau, allégorie de son impartialité. Mais au vu des nombreuses erreurs judiciaires qui jalonnent notre histoire, cette image renvoie irrésistiblement à l'aveuglement dont elle peut se rendre coupable ...

Les paradis fiscaux

Apparus à la fin du XIXe siècle, les paradis fiscaux se sont développés avec la mondialisation. Un phénomène aux visages variés et dont la diversité rend difficile leur identification. Centres financiers offshore, zones franches, micro-Etats, provinces autonomes, Etats fédérés... les paradis fiscaux sont le fruit ...

Una segunda oportunidad para Europa

la Unión Europea desde las perspectivas de la economía, la política y el derecho

Este libro nos insta a reiniciar la Unión Europea, tras revisarla en profundidad. Los autores analizan minuciosamente las numerosas vulnerabilidades de la Unión. Entre ellas destaca el hecho de que algunos Estados miembros estén dando pasos atrás en el control de la corrupción, la libertad ...

Salud, enfermedad y medicina en el franquismo

Esta monografía realiza un diagnóstico de la situación y la evolución de la sanidad durante el periodo franquista y la Transición. A lo largo de sus capítulos se abordan temas como la relación entre la psiquiatría oficial y la ideología del régimen en sus diferentes ...

Fearless cities

a guide to the global municipalist movement

In a world in which fear and insecurity are being twisted into hate, and inequalities, xenophobia and authoritarianism are on the rise, a renewed municipalist movement is standing up to defend human rights, radical democracy and the common good. In 2015 in Spain, housing rights ...

Brandstory

historias que dejan marcas

BrandStory es una publicación del publicista, guionista y storyteller, Claudio Seguel, que se basa en la herramienta del storytelling como arma para generar un cambio y acercamiento entre una marca y las personas. De acuerdo al propio autor, el libro los guiará en la búsqueda ...

Cyberattaques et Droit international

problèmes choisis

Un nord-coréen accusé d'avoir piraté le studio Sony ou orchestré l'attaque Wannacry pour le compte du régime, des interventions via les réseaux sociaux dans les campagnes électoral. américaine, lettone ou française, un programme malveillant paralysant la cérémonie d'ouverture des derniers Jeux Olympiques ...

Democracies and authoritarian regimes

Democracies and Authoritarian Regimes provides a broad, accessible overview of the key institutions and political dynamics in democracies and dictatorships, enabling students to assess the benefits and risks associated with democracy, and the growing challenges to it. Comprehensive coverage of the full spectrum of political ...

Contested federalism

certainty and ambiguity in the Canadian Federation

The most comprehensive and critical look at Canadian federalism This restructured and thoroughly updated exploration of Canadian federalism explores the tensions and conflicts within Canada's governance system and the adaptations required for federalism to work. Focusing on three areas - basic federal and intergovernmental structure ...

Las macrocategorías de las instituciones y los principios generales del derecho

La lectura de este libro permite apreciar que la elaboración sistemática rara vez puede seguir una línea continua, que en la traducción de la realidad a la abstracción que la caracteriza es natural la presencia de oscilaciones y contradicciones, pero también que en las Instituciones ...

Meeting globalization's challenges

policies to make trade work for all

Leading economists propose solutions to the problems of globalization Globalization has expanded economic opportunities throughout the world, but it has also left many people feeling dispossessed, disenfranchised, and angry. Luís Catão and Maurice Obstfeld bring together some of today's top economists to assess the ...

EU trading venues

competition, the financial crisis and MiFID II

The MiFID II regime is perhaps the most comprehensive single regulatory regime concerning the financial markets to come out of EU to date. This book - which is a slightly revised version of the authors 2015 PhD thesis - provides an overview of the MiFID II regime ...

Tomar partido

crónica epistolar de un distanciamiento 1878-1887

El reciente descubrimiento de una carta de Cézanne a Zola, posterior a la considerada "carta de ruptura", ha supuesto un brusco giro en los estudios sobre el tema. Si hasta ayer se pensaba que Cézanne rompió unilateralmente con Zola herido por la publicación de la ...