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¿Cambió nuestra vida el internet? ¿Nos cambió a nosotros? ¿Emparejó el terreno en cuanto a la desigualdad social, o surgieron nuevos privilegios? ¿Fortaleció, enriqueció o cuestionó nuestro sentido de comunidad? ¿Creó nuevas formas de identidad? ¿Nos permite ser mejores?
El internet hoy está -o es- incorporado, personificado y cotidiano, y en su horizonte promete: computadoras portátiles de vestir; internet móvil a más gente y en...
2) Terra
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"Terra" es una obra provocativa que desentraña con valentía las consecuencias devastadoras de las acciones humanas sobre el medio ambiente. A través de una narrativa corta y envolvente, el autor arroja luz sobre la explotación desenfrenada de los recursos naturales, la contaminación desmedida y el desdén por la biodiversidad. Desde los excesos industriales hasta la negligencia individual, cada página revela una crítica incisiva hacia una sociedad...
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The book "VAGABONDS IN POWER" by Sir Dr. Jolly Chi Nwagbo discusses a wide array of topics, including corruption, China's influence in Africa, racism, and the Muslim presence in Britain. The author highlights the pervasiveness of corruption in Nigeria, emphasizing its detrimental impact on the country's development and society. The document examines China's role in Africa, portraying it as a neocolonial power that exploits economically weak countries...
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Through relentless propaganda, cataclysmic climate change is indoctrinated into society. But the real threat to humanity is the powerful people who are pushing this message. UN Agenda 21, executed by the World Economic Forum's 'Great Reset', is building a global technocracy. Total control of population and resources is the end, the means justified by 'saving the planet'. By stealth, digital technology is enslaving the masses, who are lured by convenience,...
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Los Residentes de la Urbe" es un libro que explora las complejidades de la falta de vivienda y el vagabundeo en las grandes ciudades. A través de una narrativa social y política envolvente, el libro revela las historias de aquellos que luchan por sobrevivir en las calles, enfrentando la adversidad con coraje y esperanza. Desde las bulliciosas metrópolis hasta los rincones más olvidados de la sociedad, esta obra nos sumerge en un viaje emocional...
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"Dr. Susan Gitelson reminds us of how much good philanthropy has done and how much remains to be done. The book will inspire the needed great work ahead."
-- Dr. Anthony W. Marx, President and CEO, The New York Public Library
A valuable resource for you, Giving Is Not Just For The Very Rich is an inspiring, easy-to-use guide that gives you numerous creative ideas on how to reap the many benefits of giving. It's all about your feeling connected...
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"El Espejismo Americano" es un libro que explora las realidades y sueños entrelazados de ciudadanos americanos y latinoamericanos. A través de una narrativa profunda, reflexiona sobre las desventajas enfrentadas por ciudadanos americanos y las razones que motivan a los latinoamericanos a quedarse en sus países. Ofrece una mirada a la condición humana en su búsqueda de realización personal y colectiva. Este libro teje un tapiz complejo de desafíos...
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"La Sombra de la Educación" es un análisis profundo y revelador sobre las deficiencias en el sistema educativo latinoamericano. Desde la falta de recursos hasta las disparidades en la calidad de la enseñanza, el libro explora las raíces de estos problemas y propone soluciones innovadoras para impulsar un cambio significativo en la educación de la región. Con una mirada crítica y esperanzadora, esta obra desentraña los desafíos que enfrenta...
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Manchester University Press
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2024
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Mobility and security are key themes for students of international politics that assume a globalized world. This book brings together research that looks into the political regulation of movement with research that engages the material enablers of and constraints on such movement. The setup of the book explores overlaps between critical security studies and political geography in order to bridge the gap between disciplines that study aspects of global...
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Nightfall ushers in its own set of terrors. With every external light ablaze until dawn, I find solace in the illusion of visibility. But every creak, every rustle throws me into high alert, compelling me to scour the house for signs of the looming threat. The dining room becomes my vantage point, a silent sentinel observing the outdoors from three angles. The very shadows that were once familiar now become menacing.
Surprisingly, I find myself longing...
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Things You Didn't Learn in School aims to give the reader insight and understanding about recessions, depressions and panics that have occurred in the history of the United States of America. What factors cause economic recessions and depressions? How rare are they, and should we be scared that there are more to come? These are things history teachers and even the news do not tell you. This book provides that missing information into the causes, effects...
12) The Way We Are
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If you're feeling lost, unappreciated, or like you should have accomplished more in life, take a step back and appreciate yourself for the way you are. That's the overriding message in this book by Robert Paul Gwynne, who was a certified public accountant for many years, an occult student for some fewer years, a Reiki practitioner, friend to others, a father to three, and stepfather to another three. While he's navigated many turns and curves throughout...
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In their series of essays ranging from politics, culture, history, economics and more, A Person's Thoughts is an insightful look into the mind of a fifteen-year-old high school student. In their collection, they share their thoughts on a range of controversial topics, providing the facts and offering their opinion in order to spark discussion on issues plaguing the world today, and how to solve them. Exceptionally written and researched, A Person's...
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Amsterdam University Press
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2024
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This book provides an extensive and comparative account of all welfare reforms that occurred during the last three decades in Continental European countries. It reveals unexpected important structural reforms, to be understood as the culmination of a long reform trajectory, analyzed in detail with the tools of comparative historical institutionalism. With these reforms, Bismarckian welfare systems have lost their encompassing capacities, have partially...
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Essays in International Relations I and II are two volumes that cover the following essays or books:Volume IFortifying the Borders: Effective Strategies for Home SecurityGeopolitics in the 21st Century: A Scholar's PerspectiveLessons from COVID-19: International Cooperation in Global PandemicsChina's Economic Miracle: The Rise of a Global PowerThe Humanitarian and Political Dimensions of the Refugee Crisis: A Scholarly AnalysisGlobal Cybersecurity...
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Basic Books
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2024
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FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE IN HISTORY
A "lively, fast-paced history" (Adam Hochschild, bestselling author of American Midnight) of America’s anarchist movement and the government’s tireless efforts to destroy it
In the early twentieth century, anarchists like Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman championed a radical vision of a world without states, laws, or private property. Militant and sometimes...
A "lively, fast-paced history" (Adam Hochschild, bestselling author of American Midnight) of America’s anarchist movement and the government’s tireless efforts to destroy it
In the early twentieth century, anarchists like Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman championed a radical vision of a world without states, laws, or private property. Militant and sometimes...
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Dans les pages de l'histoire, dans les anciennes terres de l'Asie occidentale, se trouve le lieu de naissance de la civilisation - l'Ancien Monde. S'étendant des rives de la mer Méditerranée aux vastes étendues de la mer Jaune, cette région a été témoin de la montée et de la chute des empires, du flux et du retrait des dynasties et du brassage des cultures et des civilisations.Dans « L'Ancien Monde et les cinq mers », nous voyageons à...
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In today's fast-paced environment, the speed at which communication travels and the resounding calls for police accountability demonstrate a need for purposeful communications embedded in a strategic mindset. When done right, strategic communication can increase transparency, build trust, and encourage active community participation. Chief Cook has distilled over thirty years of experience into timely lessons filled with practical solutions you can...
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Taylor & Francis
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2024
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The book contains essays on current issues in Social and Political Sciences, such as the issues of governance and social order; social development and community development; global challenges and inequality; civil society and social movement; IT-based community and social transformation; poverty alleviation and corporate social responsibility; and gender issues. Asia and the Pacific are the particular regions that the conference focuses on as they...
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Introduction This book was started based on my fight against a corrupt government. I served on a community board and ran for several public offices. The local city government and city council did not like my campaigns so I became a political target. I took a lot of heat from the local government for several years with them interfering with my business and my everyday life. I had to put up with their misinformation and defamatory campaigns. After...
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