Libros de

Habermas

a biography

Jurgen Habermas , wrote the American philosopher Ronald Dworkin on the occasion of the great European thinker s eightieth birthday, is not only the world s most famous living philosopher. Even his fame is famous. Now, after many years of intensive research and in-depth conversations with ...

The three worlds of social democracy

a global view

Social democracy is clearly at a dead end, but is it actually dead? The Three Worlds of Social Democracy explores the historical and theoretical path of the social democratic parties from their inception to the present day through a series of essays by high-profile experts ...

Understanding institutions

the science and philosophy of living together

Understanding Institutions proposes a new unified theory of social institutions that combines the best insights of philosophers and social scientists who have written on this topic. Francesco Guala presents a theory that combines the features of three influential views of institutions: as equilibria of strategic ...

Self-Tracking

People keep track. In the eighteenth century, Benjamin Franklin kept charts of time spent and virtues lived up to. Today, people use technology to self-track: hours slept, steps taken, calories consumed, medications administered. Ninety million wearable sensors were shipped in 2014 to help us gather ...

Medicine, patients and the Law

Embryo research, cloning, assisted conception, neonatal care, saviour siblings, organ transplants, drug trials - modern developments have transformed the field of medicine almost beyond recognition in recent decades and the law struggles to keep up. In this highly acclaimed and very accessible book, now in its ...

The Supreme Court on unions

why labor Law is failing american workers

Labor unions and courts have rarely been allies. From their earliest efforts to organize, unions have been confronted with hostile judges and antiunion doctrines. In this book, Julius G. Getman argues that while the role of the Supreme Court has become more central in shaping ...

Peacemaking from above, peace from below

ending conflict between regional rivals

In Peacemaking from Above, Peace from Below, Norrin M. Ripsman explains how regional rivals make peace and how outside actors can encourage regional peacemaking. Through a qualitative empirical analysis of all the regional rivalries that terminated in peace treaties in the twentieth century including detailed ...

ETA's terrorist campaign

from violence to politics, 1968-2015

This book analyses the rise and decline of the Basque terrorist group Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA, Basque Homeland and Freedom). ETA declared a unilateral ceasefire in November 2011, bringing to a close a campaign of political violence that started in the late 1960s. By the ...

International trade Law

nternational Trade Law offers a clear overview of the complexities of an international sale transaction through informed analysis of case law, legislation, and international conventions and rules. Fully updated with changes to the law and new directions in legal debate, this new edition considers: Standard ...

Reconstructing urban economics

towards a political economy of the built environment

Neoclassical economics, the intellectual bedrock of modern capitalism, faces growing criticisms, as many of its key assumptions and policy prescriptions are systematically challenged. Yet, there remains one field of economics where these limitations continue virtually unchallenged: the study of cities and regions in built-environment economics ...

Rethinking Macroeconomics

an introduction

The field of macroeconomics has always played host to contesting schools of thought, but the recent Global Financial Crisis has exacerbated those differences. In order to fully understand macroeconomics at the introductory level, students need to be aware of these controversies. Rethinking Macroeconomics introduces students ...

International mediation

breaking business deadlock

International Mediation: Breaking Business Deadlock, Third Edition (previously titled: International Mediation: The Art of Business Diplomacy) is written by two of the foremost international mediation experts and practitioners. This title provides an essential guide to the effective and timely resolution of international business disputes. It ...

Fairness in Antitrust

protecting the strong from the weak

Babylonia

a very short introduction

The history of Ancient Babylonia in ancient Mesopatamia is epic. After playing host to three great empires, the Hammurabic and Kassite empires, and the Neo-Babylonian Empire ruled by Nebuchadnezzar, it was conquered by the Persians. Entered triumphantly by Alexander the Great, it later provided the ...

Trump

ensayo sobre la imbecilidad

Que Donald Trump es un imbécil es cosa bien sabida, incluso por sus más devotos admiradores, quienes, de hecho, lo admiran justamente por ello. Pero ¿qué clase de imbécil es, y cuán peligrosas son su bufonería y majadería? Responder a estas preguntas es hoy un ...

En bruto

una reivindicación del materialismo histórico

Haber sido acunado con canciones revolucionarias, como el autor empieza confesando que le sucedió en su más tierna infancia, no es garantía de nada. Tanto puede ocurrir que uno conserve de por vida la fidelidad a las estrofas que le permitían conciliar el sueño, como ...

La guerra como la conocí

Por primera vez en español tenemos a nuestro alcance las fascinantes memorias del legendario general Patton, guerrero incansable y táctico sin parangón durante La Segunda Guerra Mundial. Valiéndose de sus memorias y diarios de guerra, a veces escritos pocas horas después de los combates, Patton ...

Desacuerdos, derechos y filosofía moral

En diálogo con autores clásicos y contemporáneos en este libro, el autor indaga en las relaciones entre el realismo moral y positivismo jurídico, exploran los fundamentos conceptuales de algunas de las más discutidas teorías morales pluralistas, reconstruyen la clásica discusión acerca de la legitimidad democrática ...

La gran revolución francesa 1789-1793

La presente edición está basada en la traducción de Anselmo Lorenzo realizada para la Escuela Moderna de Barcelona y que fue utilizada también para las ediciones locales de TUPAC/Americalee de 1944 y de Proyección de 1976. Se realizaron, no obstante, algunos cambios. Se agregaron ...

Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles 2016

En esta obra, en un nuevo formato más cómodo y actual, se reflejan los Títulos legalmente autorizados en España, aumentados con datos genealógicos, históricos y heráldicos que despiertan la curiosidad por conocer facetas del presente y del pasado de las Dignidades Nobiliarias, radicando posiblemente ahí ...