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Counter insurgency

David Kilcullen is one of the world's foremost experts on guerrilla warfare. His vision of war has been enormously influential, through his service as senior counterinsurgency adviser to General David Petraeus during the Surge in Iraq, as special adviser to the United States Secretary ...

Maestros y museos

educar desde la invisibilidad

¿Cómo vemos a los adolescentes?, ¿cómo se sienten al ser vistos?, ¿de qué modo les gustaría que les viesen?, ¿hasta qué punto realmente los vemos?. Llama poderosamente la atención la invisibilidad que proyectan los maestros y maestras cuando se adentran en el territorio del museo ...

Romancero de la guerra de España

Tomo I: Romancero libertario; Romancero de la tierra

La presente obra, que en un principio fue una de las muchas apuestas por la libertad que llevó a cabo la editorial Ruedo Ibérico desde su exilio en París, reúne en sus páginas cerca de 600 poemas de muy diversa índole que abordan desde una ...

Derechos del hombre y derechos fundamentales

vías alternativas: Buber y Sartre

Es esta una obra que interesa y suscita curiosidad desde su primera página, pues mueve a reflexionar no sólo sobre la condición del hombre contemporáneo, de su alienación y enmascaramiento, sino del mismo derecho y la justicia, como instituciones seculares que giran en torno a ...

Intelligible beauty

recent research on Byzantine jewellery

Eds. Chris Entwistle, Noël Adams. The field of Byzantine jewellery (4th-15th centuries) is a rapidly expanding one and a large amount of important research has been conducted within the last ten years, both by scholars on the continent and in America. The intention of the ...

The business forecasting deal

exposing myths, eliminating bad practices, providing practical solutions

Practical-nontechnical-solutions to the problems of business forecasting Written in a nontechnical style, this book provides practical solutions to common business forecasting problems, showing you how to think about business forecasting in the context of uncertainty, randomness and process performance. * Addresses the philosophical foundations of forecasting ...

Credit models and the crisis

a journey into CDOs, copulas, correlations and dynamic models

The recent financial crisis has highlighted the need for better valuation models and risk management procedures, better understanding of structured products, and has called into question the actions of many financial institutions. It has become commonplace to blame the inadequacy of credit risk models, claiming ...

The trade lifecycle

behind the scenes of the trading process

Every person working in an investment bank or hedge fund has a large part of his work connected to the lifecycle of a trade. It is the glue by which all the departments are bound and the aggregated success or failure of each trade determines ...

Counterinsurgency in Modern Warfare

Eds. Daniel Marston, Carter Malkasian. Throughout history armies of occupation and civil power have been repeatedly faced with the challenges of insurgency. British and American involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan has highlighted this form of conflict in the modern world. Armies, sometimes reluctantly, have had ...

The exchange-traded funds manual

This title offers full coverage of ETF investments from an expert in the field. The initial edition of Gary Gastineau's "The Exchange-Traded Fund Manual" was one of the first books to describe and analyze ETFs. It made the case for the superiority of the ...

Modeling risk

applying Monte Carlo risk simulation, strategic real options, stochastic forecasting, and portfolio optimization

It accompanies DVD. An updated guide to risk analysis and modeling Although risk was once seen as something that was both unpredictable and uncontrollable, the evolution of risk analysis tools and theories has changed the way we look at this important business element. In the ...

Erwin Rommel

leadership, strategy, conflict

Nicknamed 'The Desert Fox' for his cunning command of the Afrika Korps, Erwin Rommel remains one of the most popular and studied of Germany's World War II commanders. He got his first taste of combat in World War I, where his daring command earned ...

Long range desert group patrolman

the Western Desert 1940-43

Nicknamed the 'Libyan Desert Taxi Service' by the SAS, the Long Range Desert Group was tasked with strategic reconnaissance and raiding operations deep inside the enemy-held deserts of North Africa. Armed with light weapons only, and equipped with specially converted light cars and trucks capable ...

Mons Graupius ad 83

Rome's battle at the edge of the world

Il. Seán Ó'Brógáin. In AD 77, Roman forces under Agricola marched into the northern reaches of Britain in an attempt to pacify the Caledonian tribesman. For seven years, the Romans marched and battled across what is now Scotland. Finally, in AD 83, they fought ...

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

leadership, strategy, conflict

Arguably the greatest military commander in the history of the samurai, Toyotomi Hideyoshi rose from the ranks of the peasantry to rule over all Japan. A student of the great unifier Oda Nobunaga, Hideyoshi would later avenge the murder of his master at the battle ...

Derivatives demystified

a step-by-step guide for forward, futures, swaps and options

Derivatives are everywhere in the modern world and it is important for everyone in banking, investment and finance to have a good understanding of the subject. Derivatives Demystified provides a step-by-step guide to the subject, enabling the reader to have a solid, working understanding of ...

Impuesto sobre sociedades

Ofrece esta obra, a través de una visión práctica, un estudio riguroso que encierra nuestro sistema tributario. De una forma exhaustiva y a través de una metodología original, basada en la formulación de preguntas y respuestas sobre una infinidad de cuestiones prácticas, que desgrana toda ...

Crisis empresarial y concurso

comentarios legales

Coords. Antonio Fernández Rodríguez, Manuel Mª Sánchez Álvarez. SUMARIO: # Las soluciones preconcursales. # Aspectos financieros de las reestructuraciones empresariales. # La superación del riesgo empresarial. # El presupuesto objetivo de la insolvencia y los problemas de su concreción práctica. # Las medidas cautelares en el proceso concursal. # La conservación ...

Las sociedades anónimas cotizadas de inversión en el mercado inmobiliario

comentarios a la Ley 11/2009, de 26 de octubre, y análisis de Derecho Comparado

Coords. Mª del Carmen Gaarcía Garnica, Rafael Rojo Álvarez- Manzaneda ; rol. Antonio Orti Vallejo. En un momento de incertidumbre para la economía, en general, y el mercado inmobiliario, en particular, la reciente Ley 11/2009, de 26 de octubre, ha introducido en nuestro ordenamiento jurídico ...

Impugnación y revisión de la actividad de los entes locales

(teoría y práctica)

Dirs. Manuel J. Domingo Zaballos, Vicente Escuín Palop. Acompaña CD- ROM. Las Administraciones Locales constituyen un importante subsistema administrativo, cuyas características influyen, notablemente, en la aplicación de las normas comunes a las Administraciones Públicas. El libro analiza los instrumentos administrativos y judiciales encaminados a la ...