Libros de

Harriet

Esta novela, escrita en 1934 y un éxito de ventas en su día, reconstruye el llamado «misterio de Penge», que estremeció a la sociedad victoriana de 1877. Harriet es una mujer de treinta y dos años, elegante y adinerada, ya en posesión de su propia ...

Soria

Soria y su provincia tienen en esta obra el mejor homenaje posible. Esta Soria forma parte de la última obra que publicó en vida el gran escritor soriano Dionisio Ridruejo (1912-1975), su excepcional Guía de Castilla la Vieja, -que la editorial Gadir está recuperando con ...

Estela del fuego que se aleja

os primeros capítulos de Estela del fuego que se aleja están dedicados a «la crisis que atraviesa el protagonista», al que se nombra con la letra A. Se trata de «un hombre de mediana edad que, con todo y haber sabido hacerse con los signos ...

Canadá

Dell Parsons tiene quince años cuando sucede algo que marcará para siempre su vida: sus padres roban un banco y son detenidos. Su mundo y el de su hermana gemela Berner se desmorona en ese momento. Con los padres en la cárcel, Berner decide huir ...

¡Santiago y cierra, España!

el nacimiento de una nación

Esta historia comienza en los albores del siglo XIII tras la victoria de los reinos cristianos sobre los musulmanes en la batalla de Las Navas de Tolosa, al grito de «¡Santiago y cierra, España!». Ganaron los cristianos. Ganaron los españoles. La batalla de Las Navas ...

Egipto

arte y arquitectura

Todos los volúmenes de la serie Arte y Aquitectura están magníficamente ilustrados. Los textos, concisos y de fácil lectura, franquean el acceso a centros artísticos de renombre, pero también a otros menos conocidos. Todos y cada uno de los objetos que se describen van acompañados ...

Maya ideologies of the sacred

the transfiguration of space in colonial Yucatan

As Spaniards built colonies in the New World, men of the cloth saw within ancient ruins and inhabited native towns great potential for easing the colonization effort. In the Yucatan, which is the locus of this study, Franciscan friars seized upon the opportunity to "conquer ...

The 7 habits of highly effective people

powerful lessons in personal change

This twenty-fifth anniversary edition of Stephen Covey’s cherished classic commemorates the timeless wisdom of the 7 Habits. One of the most inspiring and impactful books ever written, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has captivated readers for 25 years. It has transformed the ...

Almost There

Almost There is a book work which presents a challenging constellation of images. Exploring of what is closest and what is furthest away. Ultimately it communicates the frustration of never being close enough and never being far enough away. Just managing to be almost there ...

The impossible community

realizing communitarian anarchism

The Impossible Community confronts a critical moment when social and ecological catastrophe loom, the Left seems unable to articulate a response, and the Right is monopolizing public debates. This book offers a reformulation of anarchist social and political theory to develop a communitarian anarchist solution ...

The lean Startup

how today's entrepreneurs use continuous innovation to create radically successful

Most startups fail. But many of those failures are preventable. The Lean Startup is a new approach being adopted across the globe, changing the way companies are built and new products are launched. Eric Ries defines a startup as an organization dedicated to creating something ...

A copyright masquerade

how corporate lobbying threatens online freedoms

Monica Horten reveals how proposals for Internet copyright enforcement stem from an American corporate agenda linking intellectual property to trade policy. It is an agenda that involves private industry asking government to block the Internet to protect commercial interests. Taking international and European examples - from ...

La adhesión al recurso de apelación civil

La monografía que el lector tiene en sus manos ofrece una exposición clara, sistemática y crítica de la adhesión al recurso de apelación civil. En ella se realiza un análisis pormenorizado de los fundamentos teóricos de esta institución procesal así como de los problemas prácticos ...

Law, religion, Constitution

freedom of religion, equal treatment, and the Law

What is the place assigned to religion in the constitutions of contemporary States? What role is religion expected to perform in the fields that are the object of constitutional regulation? Is separation of religion and politics a necessary precondition for democracy and the rule of ...

International Law and the construction of the liberal peace

This book argues that since the end of the Cold War an international community of liberal states has crystallised within the broader international society of sovereign states. Significantly, this international community has demonstrated a tendency to deny non-liberal states their previously held sovereign right to ...

Visual arts and the Law

a handbook for professionals

This essential handbook offers art professionals and collectors an accessible legal analysis of important principles in art law, as well as a practical guide to legal rights when creating, buying, selling and collecting art in a global market. Although the book is international in scope ...

Credit portfolio management

a practitioner's guide to the active management of credit risks

Credit Portfolio Management is an excellent book on the modern credit value chain of banks. With the banking industry in general overhaul and credit business at the core of it, this book provides a timely and practical guidance on how to successfully manage a credit ...

Patterns of constitutional design

the role of citizens and elites in constitution-making

To what extent does the constitution-making process matter? By focusing on three central aspects of constitution-making; the nature of the constitution-making body, how it reaches decisions and the way in which a new constitution is legitimized and by examining a wide range of case studies ...

The Burqa affair across Europe

In recent years, the wearing of the full-face veil or burqa/niqab has proved a controversial issue in many multi-cultural European societies. Focussing on the socio-legal and human rights angle, this volume provides a useful comparative perspective on how the issue has been dealt with ...

Business Analysis For Dummies

Your go-to guide on business analysis Business analysis (BA) is a collection of activities to ensure that the right solutions are provided to the organization in order to achieve their strategic goals. To accomplish this people that perform business analysis must first determine what the ...