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Vita de un uomo

Francesco D'Assisi

In questa Vita risaltano le ambizioni e la vivissima intelligenza di Francesco, le debolezze e, perché no?, le superstizioni radicate, che aveva in comune con gli uomini del tempo. Solo in questo modo mi è sembrato possibile percepire davvero il significato della santità di Francesco ...

Sistemas de información

introducción a la informática en las organizaciones

En las últimas tres décadas el campo de los sistemas de información ha llegado a establecerse como un área de enseñanza y de investigación en muchos centros de educación superior de todo el mundo. La planificación, gestión y desarrollo de sistemas de información para las ...

A practical approach to sentencing

Sentencing is one of the fastest moving areas of law, with frequent legislative changes and hundreds of reported appellate decisions each year. A Practical Approach to Sentencing - a completely updated and revised new edition of Emmins on Sentencing - offers the most comprehensive coverage of modern ...

The concept of injustice

This book insists upon a re-thinking of Western theories of Justice. For 2500 years, philosophers have subordinated the concept of injustice to the concept of justice, as if injustice were only a secondary, derivative notion. This book summons literary classics, notably Shakespeare, to argue that ...

From prosperity to austerity

a socio-cultural critique of the Celtic Tiger and its aftermath

This collection examines the Irish economic phenomenon of the Celtic Tiger and the financial disaster that came in its wake, from a socio-cultural perspective. It focuses on how these financial developments have been reflected in writing, film and culture in order to offer a more ...

Eu enlargement, the clash of capitalisms and the european social dimension

At the heart of the European integration process is the political economy debate over whether the EU should be a market-making project, or if it should combine this with integration in employment and social policy. What has been the impact of the 2004 and 2007 ...

Language and Law

What is legal language and where is it found? What does a forensic linguist do? How can linguistic skills help legal professionals? We are constantly surrounded by legal language, but sometimes it is almost impossible to understand. Providing extracts from real-life legal cases, this highly ...

Persuading people

an introduction to rethoric

From the ancient rhetoric of Aristotle to political speeches today, this new edition of Persuading People investigates and illuminates the art of persuasion. Starting with basic theory, the authors go on to analyse the rhetorical composition of different kinds of texts, from poetry to politics ...

The world's first stock exchange

The launch of the Dutch East India Company in 1602 initiated Amsterdam's transformation from a regional market town into a dominant financial center. The Company introduced easily transferable shares, and within days buyers had begun to trade them. Soon the public was engaging in ...

6 hombres marcados

auge y caída de la Brigada Especial del Banco de España

La Brigada de Investigación del Banco de España fue un cuerpo de élite de la policía española creado en 1934 por el Gobierno radical para perseguir los delitos monetarios. Representaba en España una innovación policial similar a la que pocos años antes supuso en los ...

Kafka è Stato con me tutta la vita

Antonio Cassese non era un lettore qualunque di Kafka, ma un giudice che aveva esperienza del male e che continuava a credere nella legge e nel diritto, pur guardando «con angoscia le forze che si oppongono all’esercizio della giustizia e soprattutto l’istinto di ...

Una temporada en el Infierno; Iluminaciones

Figura fascinante tanto por la singularidad de su vida y su personalidad como por la magia de su lenguaje y sus imágenes, Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891) es uno de los fundadores indiscutibles de la literatura moderna. El presente volumen reúne sus obras en prosa más significativas ...

Crema catalana

amiguismo, corrupción y otras miserias

¿Es posible escribir un estudio serio sobre el poder y la corrupción en Cataluña sin perderse entre tanto ruido mediático? Y, ¿es posible que sea ágil y ameno? Ese ha sido el objetivo del libro que tienen en sus manos: el caso Palau, Pretoria, Macedonia ...

La traición de Roma

La gran Trilogía de Roma. Ahora en formato de bolsillo con tapa dura y sobre cubierta. Una obra imprescindible para lso aficionados a la novela histórica de calidad. En la última novela de la Trilogía de Roma, tras Africanus: el hijo del cónsul y Las ...

Las legiones malditas

La gran Trilogía de Roma. Ahora en formato de bolsillo con tapa dura y sobre cubierta. Una obra imprescindible para los aficionados a la novela histórica de calidad. Publio Cornelio Escipión, que pasaría a la historia con el sobrenombre de Africanus, solo tenía veintiséis años ...

Re-reading Foucault

on Law, power and rights

Re-reading Foucault: On Law, Power and Rights is the first collection in English fully to address the relevance of Michel Foucault's thought for law. Foucault is the best known and most cited of the late twentieth-century's 'theory' academics. His work continues to animate ...

The social Atlas of Europe

Many of us think of European countries as discreet entities - their own languages, cultures, food, and economies squarely contained within their national boundaries. But in fact Europe is at once a unified place and a sophisticatedly fragmented one, and national boundaries rarely reflect its social ...

The new Emperors

power and the princelings in China

China has become the powerhouse of the world economy and home to 1 in 5 of the world's population, yet we know almost nothing of the people who lead it. How does one become the leader of the world's newest superpower? And who ...

Security and defence policy in the European Union

In this updated and revised new edition the author examines recent developments to the European Union's Common Security and Defence Policy and assesses its systems, processes and limitations. He situates events in a clear historical context and provides wide-ranging theoretical approaches to aid understanding.

Las aventuras de Pinocho

Conocido en España principalmente a través de la película de Walt Disney, el Pinocho de Carlo Collodi (1826-1890) desborda sin embargo, al igual que otras obras maestras, las fronteras convencionales del género infantil o juvenil en que se lo encasilla. Si bien "Las aventuras de ...