Libros de

Psicofarmacología

guía para profesionales de la salud, la educación y la justicia

“Este libro es una obra fundamental para poder entender los trastornos psicológicos y psiquiátricos que afectan a nuestra sociedad, cómo establecer relaciones fructíferas entre pacientes y psicólogos, comprender mejor los efectos que producen los psicofármacos. Urra y Kaplan nos documentan, informan, abren los ojos sobre ...

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 ...

Rome

a sourcebook on the ancient city

The ancient city of Rome was the site of daily activities as well as famous historical events. It was not merely a backdrop, but rather an active part of the experiences of its inhabitants, shaping their actions and infusing them with meaning. During each period ...

Democracy against domination

The 2008 collapse of the US financial system plunged the economy into the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, raising deep moral and institutional questions about the problems of economic inequality and economic power on the one hand, and the tensions between democracy and ...

The struggle for freedom from fear

contesting violence against women at the frontiers of globalization

How can we understand and contest the global wave of violence against women? In this book, Alison Brysk shows that gender violence across countries tends to change as countries develop and liberalize, but not in the ways that we might predict. She shows how liberalizing ...

Prosperity for all

how to prevent financial crises

In this important and provocative reassessment of the causes and consequences of economic downturns and stagnation, Roger Farmer argues that the central problem is recurring and debilitating crises of confidence in the stock market. The instability caused by the animal spirits creates unemployment and disruptions ...

Impeachment

what everyone needs to know

Impeachment: What Everyone Needs to Know® is the step back and deep reflection on the law of impeachment that everyone needs now. Written in an accessible and lively question-and-answer format, it offers a timely explanation of the impeachment process from its very meaning to its ...

Climate justice

integrating economics and philosophy

Climate justice requires sharing the burdens and benefits of climate change and its resolution equitably and fairly. It brings together justice between generations and justice within generations. In particular it requires that attempts to address justice between generations through various interventions designed to curb greenhouse ...

In defense of openness

why global freedom is the humane solution to global poverty

The topic of global justice has long been a central concern within political philosophy and political theory, and there is no doubt that it will remain significant given the persistence of poverty on a massive scale and soaring global inequality. Yet, virtually every analysis in ...

Patent Wars

how patents impact our daily lives

Patents are ubiquitous in contemporary life. Practically everything we use incorporates one or more patented inventions, and recent years have witnessed epic disputes over such matters as the patenting of human genes, the control of smartphone design and technology, the marketing of patented drugs, and ...

City Power

urban governance in a global age

Reigning theories of urban power suggest that in a world dominated by footloose transnational capital, cities have little capacity to effect social change. In City Power, Richard C. Schragger challenges the existing assumptions, arguing that cities can govern, but only if we let them. In ...

Cracking the emerging markets enigma

Forward-thinking investors are constantly looking for the next BRIC-what foreign market is on the brink of expansive growth? Will these investments payoff, or are the potential risks too great? Investing in these emerging markets requires a careful analysis of potential risks and benefits which vary ...

The Roman agricultural economy

organization, investment

This volume is a collection of studies which presents new analyses of the nature and scale of Roman agriculture in the Mediterranean world from c. 100 BC to AD 350. It provides a clear understanding of the fundamental features of Roman agricultural production through studying ...

Authoritarianism

what everyine needs to know

Despite the spread of democratization following the Cold War's end, all signs indicate that we are currently seeing a resurgence of authoritarianism. Around forty percent of the world's people live under some form of authoritarian rule, and authoritarian regimes govern about a third ...

El sueño de los mártires

meditaciones sobre una guerra actual

Acabada la Guerra Fría y con teóricos que proclamaban «el fin de la historia», apareció un nuevo fenómeno que ha marcado el siglo XXI: el terrorismo islamista, que atacaba a Occidente y soñaba con crear un califato trasnacional. Es un tema sobre el que se ...

La Guerra Fría

una historia mundial

Tras la rendición de Alemania y luego de Japón en 1945 se abrigaron grandes esperanzas de poder crear un mundo nuevo y mucho mejor a partir de las ruinas morales y físicas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Sin embargo, la combinación del enorme poder de ...

The playful entrepreneur

how to adapt and thrive in uncertain times

A compelling account of how incorporating play into work can help us overcome the uncertainty and turbulence that surrounds work How can we learn to deal with uncertainty at work? The answer, as Dodgson and Gann eloquently portray in this pathfinding book, is to learn ...

Out of the crisis

Deming's classic work on management, based on his famous 14 Points for Management. "Long-term commitment to new learning and new philosophy is required of any management that seeks transformation. The timid and the fainthearted, and the people that expect quick results, are doomed to ...

The AI advantage

how to put the Artificial Intelligence revolution to work

Cutting through the hype, a practical guide to using artificial intelligence for business benefits and competitive advantage. In The AI Advantage, Thomas Davenport offers a guide to using artificial intelligence in business. He describes what technologies are available and how companies can use them for ...

Mastering the market cycle

getting the odds on your side

A NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER The legendary investor shows how to identify and master the cycles that govern the markets. We all know markets rise and fall, but when should you pull out, and when should you stay in ...