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Descubrir el pensamiento de los niños

introducción a la práctica del método clínico

Las explicaciones infantiles de la realidad no son una copia directa de las ideas de los adultos, sino que presentan una enorme originalidad. Niñas y niños tratan de dar sentido al mundo que los rodea a partir de una información fragmentaria al mismo tiempo que ...

El excursionista del planeta

Escritos de viajes

El excursionista del planeta reúne por primera vez un amplio conjunto de escritos de viaje de Lucio V. Mansilla, en los que este protagonista de la cultura y la política argentinas del siglo XIX narró sus recorridos por el mundo entre 1850 y la primera ...

Historia de Roma

Tomo II: El Imperio Romano

Campo y campesinos en la España moderna

culturas políticas en el mundo hispano

Índice: 1. Campo y campesinos en el mundo ibérico durante la edad moderna 2. Culturas políticas en el mundo hispano

Sinestesia

el color de las palabras, el sabor de la música, el lugar del tiempo...

Punishment and freedom

a liberal theory of penal justice

This book sets out a new understanding of the penal law of a liberal legal order. The prevalent view today is that the penal law is best understood from the standpoint of a moral theory concerning when it is fair to blame and censure an ...

Slavery in Africa and the Caribbean

A History of Enslavement and Identity Since the Eighteenth Century

For over four hundred years, thousands of African men and women were taken from their homeland and transported across the world to be sold into slavery. The history of this startling and horrific period is perennially important, and recent scholarship has sought to uncover the ...

Capital

Pepys Road: an ordinary street in the Capital. Each house has seen its fair share of first steps and last breaths, and plenty of laughter in between. Today, through each letterbox along this ordinary street drops a card with a simple message: We Want What ...

A guide to copyright and intellectual Property Law

the comprehensive guide to protection of intellectual property

Marketing management

All the accessibility, theoretical rigour and managerial relevance of the global best-seller Marketing Management plus European structure, European examples, the work of European academics and bespoke online resources.

Central banking governance

issues and perspectives

CONTENTS: Central Banking Governance -- Insights; Central Bank Independence & Governance: Definitions & Modelling; Central Bank Independence & Policy Results: Theory & Evidence; Communicating a Policy Path: The Next Frontier in Central Bank Transparency?; Governance Structures & Decision -- Making Roles in Inflation Targeting Central Banks; Central Bank Governance: Maintaining Arm's Length from those in Power; Risk Based Supervision: Legal & Supervisory Implications; Central Bank ...

Broken markets

how high frequency trading and predatory practices on Wall Street are destroying investor confidence and your portfolio

The truth about today's multibillion dollar rip-off of investors, the hijacking of global markets and the impact of high frequency trading. This book tells you about the real reasons you should be furious with Wall Street. A must-read expose written by Themis Trading's ...

IPSAS explained

a summary of International Public Sector Accounting Standards

Global diversity in the practice of public sector accounting continues to impede the reduction of bureaucracy and the creation of comparable standards in terms of accountability and transparency. The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB) continues to engage in the ongoing process of harmonizing ...

The economics of money, banking, and financial markets

The Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets set the standard for money and banking courses when it published in its first edition, and it continues to be the worldwide market leader. By applying a unified analytical framework to the models, Mishkin makes theory intuitive ...

Cases, materials andtext on Property Law

This casebook presents a deep comparative analysis of property law systems in Europe (ie the law of immovables, movables and claims), offering signposts and stepping stones for the reader wishing to explore this fascinating area. The subject matter is explained with careful attention given to ...

The family council handbook

how to create, run, and maintain a successful family business council

Just as a Board of Directors is a governance structure for shareholders, a Family Council oversees a family on everything from educating the family for their future responsibilities as owners to settling disputes within the family. Using the common term "family council" to refer to ...

Digital media Law

Covering the latest legal updates and rulings, the second edition of Digital Media Law presents a comprehensive introduction to all the critical issues surrounding media law. Provides a solid foundation in media law Illustrates how digitization and globalization are constantly shifting the legal landscape Utilizes ...

Peace operations and restorative justice

groundwork for post-conflict regeneration

With a bold vision and a distinctive message, Reddy stipulates that international peacekeeping can be designed and implemented using the principles of restorative justice. To prove this, Reddy discusses the congruence of crime, armed conflict and violent disorder, critiquing restorative justice and its nuanced character ...

Financial statistics and mathematical finance

methods, models and applications

Mathematical finance has grown into a huge area of research which requires a lot of care and a large number of sophisticated mathematical tools. Mathematically rigorous and yet accessible to advanced level practitioners and mathematicians alike, it considers various aspects of the application of statistical ...

The system of the Constitution

A constitutional order is a system of systems. It is an aggregate of interacting institutions, which are themselves aggregates of interacting individuals. In The System of the Constitution, Adrian Vermeule analyzes constitutionalism through the lens of systems theory, originally developed in biology, computer science, political ...