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"It's no secret that men often behave in mystifying ways, but in recent years we've witnessed so many spectacular public displays of male excess--indecent politicians, sleazy academics, philandering sports stars--that we're left to wonder whether something has come unwired in the collective male psyche. In the essays collected here, Kipnis revisits the archetypes of wayward masculinity that have captured her imagination over the years: the scumbag,...
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" For a century, social scientists have avoided genetics like the plague. But in the past decade, a small but intrepid group of economists, political scientists, and sociologists have harnessed the genomics revolution to paint a more complete picture of human social life than ever before. The Genome Factor describes the latest astonishing discoveries being made at the scientific frontier where genomics and the social sciences intersect. The Genome...
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Gary King is the Albert J. Weatherhead III University Professor at Harvard University. His books include A Solution to the Ecological Inference Problem (Princeton). Robert O. Keohane is professor emeritus of international affairs at Princeton University. His books include After Hegemony (Princeton). Sidney Verba (1932–2019) was the Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor Emeritus and research professor of government at Harvard. His books include...
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"In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the "Sea Peoples" invaded Egypt. The pharaoh's army and navy managed to defeat them, but the victory so weakened Egypt that it soon slid into decline, as did most of the surrounding civilizations. After centuries of brilliance, the civilized world of the Bronze Age came to an abrupt and cataclysmic end. Kingdoms fell like dominoes over the course of just a few decades. No more Minoans or Mycenaeans. No...
7) La reincidencia de hechos de violencia de género en mujeres, en el marco de las relaciones conyugale
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Fruto de un estudio científico, este libro se sumerge en la dolorosa realidad de la reincidencia en la violencia contra las mujeres en el marco de las relaciones conyugales y externaliza notables y valientes historias de supervivencia, a pesar de sus insistencias en permanecer en una relación desigual.
Através de testimonios íntimos y conmovedores, sacamos a la luz la violencia intrafamiliar, las agresiones físicas y psicológicas, abriéndonos...
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La Academia Ecuatoriana de la lengua y el Grupo América presentan algunas reflexiones con ocasión del bicentenario de la batalla del Pichincha, como una contribución a la celebración de ese magno suceso.
Este libro recoge artículos tanto de miembros de la Academia como del Grupo América que han querido contribuir con sus investigaciones y reflexiones a la comprensión cabal del significado, consecuencias y lecciones de ese hecho histórico.
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Higiene, salud y ambiente en perspectiva histórica: Cali a comienzos del siglo XX, estudia las características relativas al panorama higiénico y sanitario de la realidad nacional y regional del Valle del Cauca, a partir de un ejercicio historiográfico que abarca diferentes momentos históricos, para luego situarse, con especial énfasis, en el análisis del contexto urbano caleño en el período comprendido entre fines del siglo XIX y comienzos...
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Get the Summary of Rob Henderson's Troubled A Memoir of Foster Care Family and Social Class in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class" by Rob Henderson is a poignant narrative that chronicles his journey from a turbulent childhood through the foster care system to academic success at Yale and beyond. Henderson's story begins with the traumatic memory of his mother's...
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Las reflexiones de este libro nacen de la preocupación sobre las dificultades y limitaciones en la producción y en las posibilidades e intenciones de desarrollo que se presentan en Colombia en el campo de la animación durante los últimos años, evidenciadas y experimentadas de manera directa a través del ejercicio inmersivo que el autor ha tenido como animador y docente del área; asimismo, de la certeza acerca de la animación como insumo de...
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Contemplado desde fuera, el paisaje chino adquiere a veces rasgos grotescos: una tierra de millonarios sin escrúpulos y burócratas implacables destinados a gobernar la economía global o un Goliat lastimoso infestado de corrupción y al borde del colapso. No parece haber una perspectiva equilibrada. Lo que apenas vemos es cómo la gente (ricos y pobres, señores y súbditos) se amolda o se reinventa mientras la sociedad cambia a un ritmo vertiginoso....
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Esta propuesta-que representa una mirada alternativa-interpreta una visión geográfica que da prioridad a los procesos y efectos multidimensionales de la innovación en pro del buen vivir. El principal objetivo de esta investigación ha sido el de establecer una metodología y su respectiva aplicación, para determinar el nivel de innovación territorial, desde la perspectiva de la Vida Territorial Sostenible (en adelante VTS) para los departamentos...
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Get the Summary of Stephanie Land's Class in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Class paints an intimate and heartbreaking portrait of motherhood as it converges and often conflicts with personal desire and professional ambition. Who has the right to create art? Who has the right to go to college? And what kind of work is valued in our culture? In clear, candid, and moving prose, Class grapples...
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The story of a fish
Imagine a fish swimming in a small aquarium. Get the fish out, put it on the bottom. As the fish gasps for air, as well as, jumping around, you think, "It's funny how the fish behaves". The fish makes even bigger leaps, snaps even more energetically. They say, "There is something wrong with him." The fish is moving even more noticeably! You decide, "He has behavioral disorders, he needs therapy."
The only thing the fish needs is...
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Get the Summary of Thomas Sowell's Social Justice Fallacies in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: The quest for social justice is a powerful crusade of our time, with an appeal to many different people, for many different reasons. But those who use the same words do not always present the same meanings. Clarifying those meanings is the first step toward finding out what we agree on and disagree...
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La colonisation a laissé des traces indélébiles sur l'histoire de notre humanité. Des caravelles de Christophe Colomb à la vague d'indépendance des années 1960, la conquête de ces nouveaux territoires a redessiné les frontières du monde connu. Elle a aussi bouleversé les sociétés d'ici et d'ailleurs : exploitation des ressources, accroissement des richesses, hiérarchisation de l'espèce humaine, marchandisation des corps, résistances...
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Our contemporary world is experiencing a crisis in facts and truth. Conflicting messages or fake news bombard us every day, about religion, politics, and COVID-19 and vaccinations. The daily newspaper, internet news, websites, and social media all compete for our attention, and quite often each insisting on their version of the facts. Made-up news and distorted information, create confusion and a distrust in various religious and political institutions.
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