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Brazil on the rise

the story of a country transformed

A fabled country with a reputation for danger, romance and intrigue, Brazil has transformed itself in the past decade. Brazil on the Rise, written by the go-to journalist on Brazil, intimately portrays a country of contradictions, a country of passion and above all a country ...

Bought and paid for

the unholy alliance between Barack Obama and Wall Street

As the author attempts to show that the White House rewarded some of its high-profile campaign donors in the financial industry by structuring the massive bailout in a way that let the biggest banks earn huge profits. But in the second half, Gasparino undermines his ...

Spend shift

how the post-crisis values revolution is changing the way we buy, sell, and live

Foreword by Philip Kotler. Understanding the post-crisis consumer In Spend Shift, John Gerzema, world-renowned expert on consumer values, and Pulitzer prizewinning author Michael D'Antonio document the rise of a vibrant, values-driven post-recession economy. To tell the story of this movement, the authors travel to ...

Seven strategy questions

a simple approach for better execution

To stay ahead of the pack, you must translate your organization's competitive strategy into the day-to-day actions carried out in your company. That means channeling resources into the right efforts, achieving the right balance between innovation and control, and getting everyone pulling in the ...

Mercado de trabajo y la competitividad de la economía española

La economía española atraviesa una profunda situación recesiva desde hace más de dos años, durante la cual, la continua caída en los crecimientos de la riqueza nacional está impactando sobre el comportamiento del mercado de trabajo. Una parte de nuestros problemas tiene su origen en ...

The plans that failed

an economic history of the GDR

The establishment of the Communist social model in one part of Germany was a result of international postwar developments, of the Cold War waged by East and West, and of the resultant partition of Germany. As the author argues, the GDR's newA" society was ...

The lawyer's wit and wisdom in brief

Compiled by Kathryn Zullo. Words have been, and always will be, the basic tools of the lawyer. As legal scholar Charles Alan Wright noted, #Whether we are trying a case, writing a brief, drafting a contract, or negotiating with an adversary, words are the only ...

The many Constitutions of Europe

Eds. Kaarlo Tuori, Suvi Sankari. This volume makes a contribution to the ongoing lively discussion on European constitutionalism by offering a new perspective and a new interpretation of European constitutional plurality. The book combines diverse disciplinary approaches and brings into the constitutional debate even other ...

White-collar criminals

theoretical and managerial perspectives of financial crime

White-collar crime is defined as the use of deception for illegal gain, normally involving breach of trust, and some concealment of the true nature of the activities. White-collar crime is also often defined as crime against property, involving the unlawful conversion of property belonging to ...

Issues in economic thought

Eds. Miguel- Ángel Galindo Martín, Cristina Nardi Spiller. As it is well known, the present is rooted in the past. For this reason by studying the past, we can better understand not only some basic principles of the ideas proposed by modern economics, but also ...

Emprendizajes en cultura

discursos, instituciones y contradicciones de la empresarialidad cultural

Éste es un libro sobre el trabajo en cultura: «ámbito de producción» progresivamente organizado según modelos de trabajo de carácter empresarial que genéricamente toman como principal elemento la figura del emprendedor. Administraciones públicas y discursos neoliberales han animado, efectivamente, una sutil transformación del concepto de ...

Literatura (novela, poesía, teatro) en bibliotecas particulares del Siglo de Oro español (1600-1650)

El estudio de 65 inventarios de bibliotecas particulares españolas del Siglo de Oro (1600-1650), de distintas clases sociales y áreas geográficas, permite acercarse a la vida literaria del siglo en aspectos esenciales. Se aportan, entre otros, datos importantes respecto a preguntas fundamentales sobre lectura, #cultura ...

Renacimiento mestizo

los 400 años de los Comentarios reales

Ed. José Antonio Mazzotti. Cuatrocientos años después de la aparición en Lisboa de la Primera Parte de los "Comentarios reales", se analiza, en una veintena de artículos, la influencia del Inca en las letras hispanas y su papel en la cultura del continente.

Sumario de la Natural Historia de las Indias

Estudio, edición y notas de Álvaro Baraibar. Edición crítica de la crónica de Oviedo, la primera obra como tal dedicada a Naturaleza americana, que se presenta como maravillosa como un argumento de primer orden en la defensa de la grandeza del imperio español en Indias.

Caribe

Cuba, Puerto Rico, República Dominicana

Los jóvenes vanguardistas de Cuba, Puerto Rico y República Dominicana vieron, desilusionados, cómo sus países nacieron y evolucionaron con las manos atadas, obligados a un destino ajeno y sin poder ejercer su propia voluntad. Ante esa experiencia, autores como Eugenio Florit, Mariano Brull, Nicolás Guillén ...

The Sephardic legacy

unique features and achievements

Fundamentally different from other, more prominent Jewish traditions and experiences, the Sephardic tradition has long served to bind together the various Jewish communities of the Mediterranean basin. In "The Sephardic Legacy", Henry Toledano immerses readers in the medieval historical context that gave rise to the ...

Eternal performance

Ta'ziyeh and other shiite rituals

Ed. Peter J. Chelkowski. Over the centuries, observances of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, have traveled far from their origins at Karbala - a windswept desert plain that is now a town in present-day Iraq - where, according to tradition, Hussein, the beloved grandson ...

Textos inéditos y dispersos del profesor Pita Andrade

in memoriam

Coords. Gloria Martínez Leiva, Ángel Rodríguez Rebollo. Contiene: Vol.I: Del prerrománico al protogótico -- Vol.II: Escritos sobre la Edad Moderna.

Los educadores, a examen

Dir. Lydia Jiménez. INDICE: Los educadores a examen. El reto educativo y el compromiso ético docente. ¿Para qué sirven los profesores?. El declive del papel del educador en el sistema educativo español. Emergencia educativa: ¿qué podemos hacer?. Influencia de los factores sociales y familiares en ...

Grabadores contra el franquismo

ÍNDICE: Presentación: Un tiempo de los grabadores, un arte contra el franquismo. Miguel Cabañas.- A manera de prólogo: Presencia y memoria del compromiso político en el arte español de la primera mitad del siglo XX. Jaime Brihuega.- Introducción.- ESPAÑA ERA DIFERENTE. 1. Apertura y estabilización ...