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Revolución Francesa y Administración contemporánea

Nota de 1972: Según el autor, el estudio formaba parte de otro más amplio, redactado hace 15 años, en el que intentaba precisar las bases de la Administración y del Derecho Administrativo contemporáneo. El libro une la Revolución Francesa y Administración contemporánea de tres artículos ...

Immigration and the conflict Europe

Contemporary debates give the impression that the presence of immigrants necessarily spells strife. Yet as Immigration and Conflict in Europe shows, the incidence of conflict involving immigrants and their descendants has varied widely across groups, cities, and countries. The book presents a theory to account ...

La Edad Moderna

XVI-XVIII

Esta obra nos ofrece una nueva visión global, un panorama completo del mundo desde el Renacimiento hasta la Revolución francesa. En ella, el autor no se limita a ofrecernos la habitual síntesis de los acontecimientos políticos europeos, sino que nos presenta una visión de conjunto ...

España negra

los casos más apasionantes de la Policía Nacional

Prol. Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba. La Policía Nacional ha participado en los casos más importantes para combatir el terrorismo, la delincuencia, el tráfico de drogas y el crimen. De la mano de los periodistas más renombrados y coordinado por Rafael Jiménez, inspector jefe y portavoz de ...

Church life between the metropolitan and the local

parishes, parishioners and parish priests in Seventeenth-Century Mexico

The book is a study of parish life in central Mexico during the first half of the 17st century. Particular emphasis is put on the interaction between the indigenous parishioners and the secular priests working in the parishes.

Contornos de la narrativa española actual (2000-2010)

un diálogo entre creadores y críticos

Coords. Palmar Álvarez-Blanco, Toni Dorca. Este libro defiende la naturaleza omnívora de la narrativa y su capacidad de integrar todo tipo de lenguajes, aplicando la idea a la novela española contemporánea y explorando la ampliación de las técnicas de escritura.

Sobre el fracaso de todo ensayo filosófico en la Teodicea

Introducción y edición bilingüe de Rogelio Rovira. Es este uno de los ensayos de Kant mejor construidos. Pertenece al periodo de madurez de su pensamiento, pues apareció una vez publicada la tercera de las Críticas. En él, con ocasión del problema de la justificación de ...

La División Azul

Rusia, 1941-1944

El 22 de junio de 1941, nada más conocerse la noticia de que el ejército alemán había iniciado la operación Barbarroja, la invasión de la Unión Soviética, miles de españoles se echaron a la calle pidiendo la entrada de España en la guerra. Franco, que ...

Women in the Second Wolrd War

When the winds of war blew for a second time the women of Britain answered the call. Many of the first to volunteer had served in the First World War and now they offered their services again, bringing their daughters with them. During the Second ...

El impacto de la mediación en los casos de violencia de género

un enfoque actual práctico

Algunas veces nos ha preguntado el ciudadano: "¿Hay justicia?". Difícilmente a una víctima de un delito se la resarce totalmente de su padecimiento con el sistema judicial actual, entre otras razones porque no se tienen en cuenta las necesidades reales de la víctima en la ...

The implementation of the European Arrest Warrant in the European Union

Law, policy and practice

This book provides a critical analysis of the principle of mutual recognition of judicial decisions in criminal matters in the EU, through a detailed assessment of its most prominent instrument, the European Arrest Warrant (EAW). It conceptualises and contextualises the lack of clear vision in ...

The political system of the European Union

Systematically revised and rewritten throughout, and updated to cover the impact of the Lisbon Treaty, this highly-successful and ground- breaking text remains unique in analyzing the EU as a political system using the methods of comparative political science.

Decent capitalism

a blueprint for reforming our economies

The recent crisis, created by finance capitalism, has brought us to the economic abyss. The excessive freedom of international markets has rapidly transformed into international panic, with states struggling to rescue and bail out a globalised financial sector. Reform is promised by our leaders, but ...

Creating innovative products and service

the FORTH innovation method

Really new products and services are scarce, yet the need for them is huge. That's why Innovation is an important managerial instrument - but many of us struggle with how to approach it. Gijs van Wulfen's "Creating Innovative Products and Services" is an essential ...

Quid pro quo?

a comparative Law perspective on the mutual recognition of judicial decisions in criminal matters

Within the framework of judicial cooperation between the 27 Member States of the European Union, mutual recognition is a leading principle: it basically requires that judgments and other judicial decisions handed down by a criminal judge in any Member State must be given legal force ...

Social federalism

the creation of a layered Welfare State: the belgian case

Eds. Bea Cantillon, Patricia Popelier, Ninke Mussche. Belgium is a federation in turmoil. Politicians of the two language communities find it increasingly difficult to reach common ground on many issues. Social policy stands in the middle of these tensions. At present, social federalism in Belgium ...

Protecting pension rights in times of economic turmoil

Ed. Yves Stevens. The financial and economic crisis of 2007 to the present led to the failure of large financial institutions, the bailout of banks by national governments, and downturns in stock markets around the world. The crisis meant the failure of key businesses, the ...

Lean for the Public Sector

the pursuit of perfection in government services

Written specifically to address the application of Lean practices in government and the public sector, this highly original reference covers the basic philosophy of Lean before detailing specific methods to improve processes in the public sector. It addresses concerns unique to the public sector environment ...

Introduction to econometrics

For courses in introductory econometrics. An approach to modern econometrics theory and practice through engaging applications. Ensure students grasp the relevance of econometrics with Introduction to Econometrics - the text that connects modern theory and practice with engaging applications. The third edition builds on the philosophy ...

The thank you economy

The Thank You Economy isn't some abstract concept or wacky business strategy. It's the way we buy and sell, the way we're interacting as consumers, as employees, as entrepreneurs on all levels, right now. The way our marketplace functions has been evolving ...