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Why men fight

Discusses war, pacifism, reason, impulse and personal liberty.

The image of Europe

visualizing Europe in cartography and iconography throughout the ages

This is a major new study of visual representations of Europe, from the classical world to the present day, in maps, icons, the arts and graphic images of all kinds. Europe has been variously represented as the demi- goddess Europa, a bull, a horse, a ...

Conversaciones sobre la justicia, el Derecho y la universidad

Entrevistas a diez maestros

En el mundo jurídico es poco frecuente el género de las entrevistas. A los catedráticos Francisco Sosa Wagner y Mercedes Fuertes les ha parecido que escuchar la opinión de los maestros reconocidos del Derecho español puede ilustrar sobre los problemas actuales de la Universidad, del ...

La responsabilidad social empresarial

un nuevo reto para el Derecho

El concepto de responsabilidad social empresarial se ha ido incorporando paulatinamente a la actualidad. Representa para muchos una oportunidad para pasar de un modelo económico basado en la obtención de beneficio a otro en el que los sujetos lo consigan, pero sin perjudicar a la ...

Memoria de la Abogacía General del Estado 2008

Elaborado por la Dirección del Servicio Jurídico del Estado. Es 1 CD-ROM

Macroeconomic methodology

a post-keynesian perspective

Jesper Jespersen presents a treatise on the importance of the choice of methodology within macroeconomics. Given that no scientifically based macroeconomic policy recommendation should be established without an evaluation of the methods employed, this book gives a clear exposition of how proper macroeconomic analysis should ...

Europe at the seaside

the economist history of mass tourism in the mediterranean

Eds. Luciano Segreto, Carles Manera and Manfred Pohl. Mass tourism is one of the most striking developments in postwar western societies, involving economic, social, cultural, and anthropological factors. For many countries it has become a significant, if not the primary, source of income for the ...

Mathematical applications for the management, life, and social sciences

"Mathematical Applications for the Management, Life, and Social Sciences, 9th, International Edition" is intended for a two-semester applied calculus or combined finite mathematics and applied calculus course. The book's concept-based approach, multiple presentation methods, and interesting and relevant applications keep students who typically take ...

Applied mathematics for the managerial life, and social science

Market-leading "Applied Mathematics for the Managerial, life and Social Sciences, 5e, International Edition" is a traditional text with a slightly modern feel. This new edition incorporates technology in such a way that both traditional and modern practitioners find the support they need to teach effectively ...

Spa business strategies

a plan for success

This is the latest book from Cengage Learning on Spa Business Strategies

Fixing broken cities

the impementation of urban development strategies

Describes the origin, execution, and impact of urban repopulation strategies - initiatives designed to attract residents, businesses, jobs, shoppers, and visitors to places that had undergone decades of decline and abandonment.

Alleviating poverty throught profitable partnerships

globalization, markets and economic Well-Being

Auts. Patricia H. Werhance... [et.al]. Approaches poverty alleviation from an atypical perspective. This title demonstrates that a mindset embracing initiatives developed by global corporations in response to the poverty challenge is significantly more effective that traditional approaches to the alleviation of poverty.

Debating varieties of capitalism

a reader

Ed. Bob Hancké. Peter Hall and David Soskice's Varieties of Capitalism has become a seminal text and reference point across the social sciences, generating debate and research around political- economic models. Here, Bob Hancke presents the key readings on 'Varieties of Capitalism', including the ...

The debt-free millionaire

winning strategies to creating great credit and retiring rich

This is a timely book containing the tools to get out of debt and improve overall credit. The current economic climate has become increasingly volatile for the average American. As bankruptcy and foreclosure rates increase, more and more people are finding themselves with bad credit ...

Active private equity real estate strategy

This book offers proven private equity real estate investing strategies. The subprime fallout and credit crisis have triggered a major transition in U.S. real estate. With tightening lending and underwriting standards, speculative investments and construction projects are likely to limited, resulting in constrained supply ...

How I became a quant

insights from 25 of Wall Street's Elite

Praise for "How I Became a Quant": 'Led by two top-notch quants, Richard R. Lindsey and Barry Schachter, "How I Became a Quant" details the quirky world of quantitative analysis through stories told by some of today's most successful quants. For anyone who might ...

The road to prosperity

how to grow our economy and revive the American Dream

A powerful argument for the principles and policies required to grow the American economy Written by Patrick Toomey, president of the influential Club for Growth, this book addresses the low-tax, limited government approach needed to revive the American economy. Divided into three comprehensive parts, it ...

Market consistency

model calibration in imperfect markets

Achieving market consistency can be challenging, even for the most established finance practitioners. In "Market Consistency: Model Calibration in Imperfect Markets", leading expert Malcolm Kemp shows readers how they can best incorporate market consistency across all disciplines. Building on the author's experience as a ...

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los anuncios que se quedaron en nuestra memoria

Un curioso e interesante recorrido por los anuncios más célebres de la historia de la publicidad española. Los hemos oído tantas veces que han pasado a formar parte de nuestra historia íntima y colectiva. ¿Quién no se acuerda del anuncio del detergente Colón con el ...

Antígona

Sófocles fue un poeta trágico de la Antigua Grecia. Autor de obras como Antígona o Edipo Rey, se sitúa, junto con Esquilo y Eurípides, entre las figuras más destacadas de la tragedia griega. De toda su producción literaria sólo se conservan siete tragedias completas, las ...