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Cuba

religion, social capital, and development

When Cuba#s centralized system for providing basic social services began to erode in the early 1990s, Christian and Afro-Cuban religious groups took on new social and political responsibilities. They began to work openly with state institutions on projects such as the promotion of Afro-Cuban ...

Regulation and entry into telecommunicattions markets

This book analyses telecommunications markets from early to mature competition, filling the gap between the existing economic literature on competition and the real-life application of theory to policy. Paul De Bijl and Martin Peitz focus on both the transitory and the persistent asymmetries between telephone ...

The art of the public grovel

sexual sin & public confession in America

Whether you are a politician caught carrying on with an intern or a minister photographed with a prostitute, discovery does not necessarily spell the end of your public career. Admit your sins carefully, using the essential elements of an evangelical confession identified by Susan Wise ...

Under crescent and cross

the jews in the Middle Ages

With a new introduction and afterword by the author Did Muslims and Jews in the Middle Ages cohabit in a peaceful "interfaith utopia"? Or were Jews under Muslim rule persecuted, much as they were in Christian lands? Rejecting both polemically charged ideas as myths, Mark ...

Journeys to the other shore

muslim and western travelers in search of knowledge

The contemporary world is increasingly defined by dizzying flows of people and ideas. But while Western travel is associated with a pioneering spirit of discovery, the dominant image of Muslim mobility is the jihadi who travels not to learn but to destroy. Journeys to the ...

The faith of scientists

in their own words

The Faith of Scientists is an anthology of writings by twenty-one legendary scientists, from the dawn of the Scientific Revolution to the frontiers of science today, about their faith, their views about God, and the place religion holds--or doesn't--in their lives in light of ...

The medieval prison

a social history

The modern prison is commonly thought to be the fruit of an Enlightenment penology that stressed man's ability to reform his soul. The Medieval Prison challenges this view by tracing the institution's emergence to a much earlier period beginning in the late thirteenth ...

The elements of library research

what every student needs know

To do solid academic research, college students need to look beyond the computer search engine. This short, practical book introduces students to the important components of the information-seeking process. The Elements of Library Research provides a foundation for success in any research assignment, from a ...

Jewish questions

responsa on Sephardic Life in the Early Modern Period

In Jewish Questions, Matt Goldish introduces English readers to the history and culture of the Sephardic dispersion through an exploration of forty-three responsa--questions about Jewish law that Jews asked leading rabbis, and the rabbis' responses. The questions along with their rabbinical decisions examine all aspects ...

God and race in american politics

a short history

Religion has been a powerful political force throughout American history. When race enters the mix the results have been some of our greatest triumphs as a nation--and some of our most shameful failures. In this important book, Mark Noll, one of the most influential historians ...

On the side of the angels

an appreciation of parties and partisanship

Political parties are the defining institutions of representative democracy and the darlings of political science. Their governing and electoral functions are among the chief concerns of the field. Yet most political theorists--including democratic theorists--ignore or disparage parties as grubby arenas of ambition, obstacles to meaningful ...

City and school in late antique Athens and Alexandria

This lively and wide-ranging study of the men and ideas of late antique education explores the intellectual and doctrinal milieux in the two great cities of Athens and Alexandria from the second to the sixth centuries to shed new light on the interaction between the ...

¿Por qué Europa?

fundamentos medievales de un camino singular

Trad., Elisa Renau La ampliación de la Unión Europea plantea de nuevo la cuestión de la génesis de Europa como espacio cultural con rasgos comunes derivados de su historia. El problema del "camino singular de Europa" y de los factores que lo han condicionado ocupa ...

Comunicación y desarrollo

en busca de la coherencia

Eds. Raquel Martínez, Mario Lubetkin. En el sistema de cooperación internacional para el desarrollo es importante contar con una opinión pública informada y dispuesta a apoyar actuaciones en su ámbito y a demandar eficacia en los logros. Inmerso en este debate, que deriva de compromisos ...

(In)Seguridad y violencia en América Latina: un reto para la democracia

(Revista de Pensamiento Iberoamericano, Nº2,2ª época, año 2008). Dirs., Rosa Conde, Juan Pablo de Laiglesia. Índice: Presentación Primera parte: Caracterización de la violencia Segunda parte: Respuestas múltiples a la violencia Tercera parte: Experiencias y casos de estudios Cuarta parte: Reseñas

Publicidad y consumo en la adolescencia

la educación de la ciudadanía

Vivimos bombardeados de mensajes publicitarios y consumistas donde las casas comerciales nos venden un mundo idílico a nuestro alcance por el mero hecho de consumir un determinado producto. La adolescencia es uno de los objetivos principales del marketing y de la publicidad, porque es uno ...

Historia de la Iglesia en España e Hispanoamérica

desde sus inicios hasta el siglo XXI

En el presente volumen se encuentra la Historia de la Iglesia en España desde sus orígenes, tuvieran lugar éstos durante el siglo i d. de Cristo o a mediados del siglo iii, hasta el año 2000. Se estudia la Iglesia católica en todos sus aspectos ...

Toponimia de la tierra de Coria

La toponimia es la disciplina de la Lingüística que se centra en el estudio de los nombres de lugar. Nos da cuenta, por tanto, de las motivaciones primitivas que intervinieron para que los habitantes de un lugar impusieran tal o cual nominación al paisaje que ...

Manual contra la morosidad

Qué cautelas se deben tomar para evitar la morosidad? ¿Qué medidas se han de tomar para asegurar los pagos? ¿Cabría establecer un protocolo de análisis sistemático de riesgo de crédito? Son cuestiones que exigen una rápida y clara respuesta en el actual contexto de crisis ...

The Roman Army

the Civil Wars 88-31 BC

Consultant editor, Dr. Duncan Anderson The Roman Legions were the most highly organized troops of the ancient world, but the process of turning the Legions into the professional force that built an empire, was no small feat. Focusing on the organisational changes in the Roman ...